by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Mississippi” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 73,813 people earned their degree in parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies, making the major the 15th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $31,423 and had an average of $24,388 in loans still to pay off.
Across Mississippi, there were 1,128 parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,783 and $26,161 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 147 parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,248 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Mississippi” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies.
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The parks & rec school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Mississippi”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Mississippi”.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi Valley State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Mississippi Valley State University is located in Itta Bena, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 masters’s parks and rec degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Jackson State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Mississippi list. Jackson State is a medium-sized school located in Jackson, Mississippi that handed out 30 masters’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Jackson State University
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern Mississippi landed the #3 spot on the list. Southern Miss is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 40 masters’s parks and rec degrees to qualified students.
Full University of Southern Mississippi Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Belhaven University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Mississippi. This small school is located in Jackson, Mississippi, and it awarded 18 masters’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read full report on Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Belhaven
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mississippi College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Mississippi. MC is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Clinton, Mississippi. It awarded 14 masters’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at MC
Mississippi State University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Mississippi list. Mississippi State is a public institution located in Mississippi State, Mississippi. The school has a large population, and it awarded 16 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Mississippi State
University of Mississippi did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Mississippi ranking, coming in at #7. Located in University, Mississippi, this large public school handed out 15 degrees to qualified masters’s parks and rec students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Ole Miss Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Report
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