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. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Parks Administration Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 219 parks, recreation and leisure facilities management graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,213 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Parks Administration Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 14 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 following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Parks Administration Major in the Southeast Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Kentucky University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Parks Administration Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Bowling Green, Kentucky, this fairly large public school awarded 72 degrees to qualified masters’s parks administration students in 2020-2021.
Full WKU Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend United States Sports Academy. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Parks Administration Major in the Southeast Region. The Academy is a private not-for-profit institution located in Daphne, Alabama. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Clemson University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Parks Administration Major in the Southeast Region. Clemson University is a public institution located in Clemson, South Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 38 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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 John Brown University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Parks Administration Major in the Southeast Region list. John Brown University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Siloam Springs, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 masters’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 3.8% 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 University of North Carolina at Greensboro. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Parks Administration Major in the Southeast Region list. University of North Carolina at Greensboro is a public institution located in Greensboro, North Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 18 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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North Carolina State University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Parks Administration Major in the Southeast Region list. NC State is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 30 masters’s parks administration degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Arkansas landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Parks Administration Major in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Arkansas is a large school located in Fayetteville, Arkansas that handed out 19 masters’s parks administration degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management at University of Arkansas
Florida International University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Parks Administration Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. Miami, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s parks administration degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
Full Florida International University Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management Report
Eastern Kentucky University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Parks Administration Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #9. Eastern Kentucky University is a public institution located in Richmond, Kentucky. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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West Virginia University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Parks Administration Major in the Southeast Region ranking. WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s parks administration degrees to qualified students.
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Old Dominion University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Parks Administration Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Old Dominion is a large public school situated in Norfolk, Virginia. It awarded 2 masters’s parks administration degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of Florida ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Parks Administration Major in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Gainesville, Florida, and it awarded 6 masters’s parks administration degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
Full UF Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management Report
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Parks Administration Major in the Southeast Region ranking. The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is a public institution located in Knoxville, Tennessee. The school has a large population, and it awarded 0 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of Mississippi ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Parks Administration Major in the Southeast Region list. University of Mississippi is a public institution located in University, Mississippi. The school has a large population, and it awarded 33 masters’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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