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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks Administration Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management is the 231st most popular major in the country with 2,937 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southeast region, there were 1,363 parks, recreation and leisure facilities management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,099 parks, recreation and leisure facilities management graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks Administration Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 35 colleges that offered a degree in parks, recreation and leisure facilities management. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their parks, recreation and leisure facilities management program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree parks administration students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Morris College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks Administration Major in the Southeast Region list. Morris College is located in Sumter, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s parks administration degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Chowan University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks Administration Major in the Southeast Region. Located in Murfreesboro, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 12 degrees to qualified bachelors’s parks administration students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks Administration Major in the Southeast Region. Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte is located in Charlotte, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 bachelors’s parks administration degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Henderson State University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks Administration Major in the Southeast Region. Arkadelphia, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s parks administration degrees to 37 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lees - McRae College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks Administration Major in the Southeast Region list. Banner Elk, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s parks administration degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
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University of West Georgia landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks Administration Major in the Southeast Region ranking. University of West Georgia is a fairly large school located in Carrollton, Georgia that handed out 82 bachelors’s parks administration degrees in 2020-2021.
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North Carolina Central University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks Administration Major in the Southeast Region ranking. North Carolina Central University is a medium-sized public school situated in Durham, North Carolina. It awarded 30 bachelors’s parks administration degrees in 2020-2021.
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Clemson University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks Administration Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Clemson is a large school located in Clemson, South Carolina that handed out 129 bachelors’s parks administration degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Western Carolina University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks Administration Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Cullowhee, North Carolina, this fairly large public school handed out 47 degrees to qualified bachelors’s parks administration students in 2020-2021.
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Florida International University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks Administration Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #10. FIU is a public institution located in Miami, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 243 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Belmont Abbey College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks Administration Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Belmont Abbey College is located in Belmont, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s parks administration degrees to qualified students.
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University of North Carolina at Wilmington did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks Administration Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #12. This fairly large school is located in Wilmington, North Carolina, and it awarded 63 bachelors’s parks administration degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Lindsey Wilson College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks Administration Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Lindsey Wilson College is a small school located in Columbia, Kentucky that handed out 8 bachelors’s parks administration degrees in 2020-2021.
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Appalachian State University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks Administration Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Appalachian State is a public institution located in Boone, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 59 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.
With a ranking of #15, Middle Tennessee State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks Administration Major in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and it awarded 52 bachelors’s parks administration degrees in 2020-2021.
Old Dominion University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks Administration Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #16. Old Dominion is a large school located in Norfolk, Virginia that handed out 49 bachelors’s parks administration degrees in 2020-2021.
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Alabama State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks Administration Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #17. Montgomery, Alabama is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s parks administration degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
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Eastern Kentucky University ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks Administration Major in the Southeast Region list. Eastern is located in Richmond, Kentucky and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 26 bachelors’s parks administration degrees to qualified students.
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University of Mississippi did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks Administration Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #19. University of Mississippi is a public institution located in University, Mississippi. The school has a large population, and it awarded 33 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Davis & Elkins College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks Administration Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #20. D&E is a small school located in Elkins, West Virginia that handed out 1 bachelors’s parks administration degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #21, Western Kentucky University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks Administration Major in the Southeast Region list. Bowling Green, Kentucky is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s parks administration degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.
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West Virginia University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks Administration Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #22. Located in Morgantown, West Virginia, this large public school handed out 28 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s parks administration students in 2020-2021.
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Arkansas Tech University landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks Administration Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Russellville, Arkansas, this medium-sized public school awarded 15 degrees to qualified bachelors’s parks administration students in 2020-2021.
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Wingate University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks Administration Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #24. Wingate University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Wingate, North Carolina. It awarded 3 bachelors’s parks administration degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%.
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With a ranking of #25, North Carolina State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Parks Administration Major in the Southeast Region list. Raleigh, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s parks administration degrees to 37 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
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