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 “Most Well Attended Parks & Rec Major in New Jersey for an Associate” 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 New Jersey, there were 1,113 parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,053 and $26,605 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 114 parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,217 and $15,066 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Parks & Rec Major in New Jersey for an Associate” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies programs in the United States.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Parks & Rec Major in New Jersey for an Associate”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend County College of Morris. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Parks & Rec Major in New Jersey for an Associate. Located in Randolph, New Jersey, this medium-sized public school handed out 19 diplomas to qualified associates’s parks and rec students in 2020-2021.
Full County College of Morris Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Union County College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Parks & Rec Major in New Jersey for an Associate. Union County College is a medium-sized school located in Cranford, New Jersey that handed out 17 associates’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Union County College
Out of the 10 schools in the Most Well Attended Parks & Rec Major in New Jersey for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Raritan Valley Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Raritan Valley Community College is a public institution located in Branchburg, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 16 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Raritan Valley Community College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hudson County Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Parks & Rec Major in New Jersey for an Associate. This medium-sized school is located in Jersey City, New Jersey, and it awarded 13 associates’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at HCCC
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rowan College of South Jersey Gloucester Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Parks & Rec Major in New Jersey for an Associate list. This medium-sized school is located in Sewell, New Jersey, and it awarded 13 associates’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
Full RCSJ Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Report
Sussex County Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Parks & Rec Major in New Jersey for an Associate ranking. Sussex County Community College is a small public school situated in Newton, New Jersey. It awarded 12 associates’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Sussex County Community College
Rowan College at Burlington County came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Parks & Rec Major in New Jersey for an Associate ranking. Located in Mount Laurel, New Jersey, this medium-sized public school awarded 12 degrees to qualified associates’s parks and rec students in 2020-2021.
Mercer County Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Parks & Rec Major in New Jersey for an Associate ranking. Located in West Windsor, New Jersey, this medium-sized public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified associates’s parks and rec students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Mercer County Community College
Camden County College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Parks & Rec Major in New Jersey for an Associate list. Camden County College is a public institution located in Blackwood, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Camden County College
Warren County Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Parks & Rec Major in New Jersey for an Associate ranking. Located in Washington, New Jersey, this small public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified associates’s parks and rec students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Warren County Community College Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Report
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