by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Parks & Rec Major in Mississippi for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 associate degree level specifically, there were 78 parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,787 and $15,790 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Parks & Rec Major in Mississippi for an Associate” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies. To top this list, a school must have a successful parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Parks & Rec Major in Mississippi for an Associate” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Parks & Rec Major in Mississippi for an Associate”.
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Well Attended Parks & Rec Major in Mississippi for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Holmes Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Holmes Community College is a small school located in Goodman, Mississippi that handed out 29 associates’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Parks & Rec Major in Mississippi for an Associate list. Located in Perkinston, Mississippi, this medium-sized public school handed out 24 degrees to qualified associates’s parks and rec students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East Mississippi Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Parks & Rec Major in Mississippi for an Associate. This small school is located in Scooba, Mississippi, and it awarded 11 associates’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi Delta Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Parks & Rec Major in Mississippi for an Associate list. This small school is located in Moorhead, Mississippi, and it awarded 6 associates’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Coahoma Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Parks & Rec Major in Mississippi for an Associate list. Coahoma Community College is located in Clarksdale, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 associates’s parks and rec degrees to qualified students.
Full Coahoma Community College Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Report
Itawamba Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Parks & Rec Major in Mississippi for an Associate ranking. Fulton, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s parks and rec degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #7, Copiah-Lincoln Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Parks & Rec Major in Mississippi for an Associate list. Copiah-Lincoln Community College is located in Wesson, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s parks and rec degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Copiah-Lincoln Community College
With a ranking of #7, Pearl River Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Parks & Rec Major in Mississippi for an Associate list. Pearl River Community College is a small public school situated in Poplarville, Mississippi. It awarded 0 associates’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
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