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 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 New Mexico 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 New Mexico, there were 151 parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,236 and $20,901 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 6 parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,811 and $16,074 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Parks & Rec Major in New Mexico for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Well Attended Parks & Rec Major in New Mexico for an Associate” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Parks & Rec Major in New Mexico for an Associate”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central New Mexico Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Parks & Rec Major in New Mexico for an Associate list. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this fairly large public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified associates’s parks and rec students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Parks & Rec Major in New Mexico for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Clovis Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Clovis Community College is a small public school situated in Clovis, New Mexico. It awarded 1 associates’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Clovis Community College Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Report
Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Parks & Rec Major in New Mexico for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, San Juan College landed the #3 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Farmington, New Mexico, and it awarded 0 associates’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at SJC
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Parks & Rec Major in New Mexico for an Associate list. Portales, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s parks and rec degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Luna Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Parks & Rec Major in New Mexico for an Associate. Luna Community College is a small school located in Las Vegas, New Mexico that handed out 0 associates’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Luna Community College Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Report
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