by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended Parks & Rec Major in Michigan for a Master’s” ranking.
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies is the 15th most popular major in the country with 73,813 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 Michigan, there were 2,286 parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,378 and $25,970 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 204 parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,121 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Parks & Rec Major in Michigan for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 12 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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The colleges and universities below are the best for michigan master’s degree parks & rec students.
Out of the 12 schools in the Most Well Attended Parks & Rec Major in Michigan for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Wayne State is a large public school situated in Detroit, Michigan. It awarded 54 masters’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Wayne State University Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Report
Out of the 12 schools in the Most Well Attended Parks & Rec Major in Michigan for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #2 spot on the list. U-M is a large public school situated in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It awarded 48 masters’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Michigan University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Parks & Rec Major in Michigan for a Master’s. Central Michigan is located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 masters’s parks and rec degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Michigan University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Parks & Rec Major in Michigan for a Master’s. This fairly large school is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and it awarded 23 masters’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Parks & Rec Major in Michigan for a Master’s list. Michigan State is located in East Lansing, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 masters’s parks and rec degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Eastern Michigan University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Parks & Rec Major in Michigan for a Master’s ranking. Ypsilanti, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s parks and rec degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
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Northern Michigan University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Parks & Rec Major in Michigan for a Master’s list. Marquette, Michigan is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s parks and rec degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
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Adrian College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Parks & Rec Major in Michigan for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #8. Adrian, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s parks and rec degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
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Michigan Technological University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Parks & Rec Major in Michigan for a Master’s ranking. Michigan Tech is a medium-sized school located in Houghton, Michigan that handed out 5 masters’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Concordia University, Ann Arbor came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Parks & Rec Major in Michigan for a Master’s ranking. Concordia University, Ann Arbor is a private not-for-profit institution located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Calvin University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Parks & Rec Major in Michigan for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #10. Calvin University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It awarded 34 masters’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Calvin Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Report
With a ranking of #10, Oakland University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Parks & Rec Major in Michigan for a Master’s list. Rochester Hills, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s parks and rec degrees to 29 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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