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2023 Most Popular Colleges for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management in the Rocky Mountains Region

9 Ranked Colleges
193 Degrees Awarded
$24,700 Avg Cost*
Most Well Attended Parks Administration Major in the Rocky Mountains Region

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 Administration Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 2,937 people earned their degree in parks, recreation and leisure facilities management, making the major the 231st most popular in the United States.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 193 parks, recreation and leisure facilities management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Parks Administration Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in parks, recreation and leisure facilities management. To top this list, a school must have a successful parks, recreation and leisure facilities management program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

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Most Well Attended Parks Administration Major in the Rocky Mountains Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region parks administration students.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Parks Administration Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a large school located in Fort Collins, Colorado that handed out 84 ’s parks administration degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brigham Young University - Idaho. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Parks Administration Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. This large school is located in Rexburg, Idaho, and it awarded 46 ’s parks administration degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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 join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Northern Colorado. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Parks Administration Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. University of Northern Colorado is a fairly large school located in Greeley, Colorado that handed out 27 ’s parks administration degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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Dixie State University
Saint George, Utah

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dixie State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Parks Administration Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This fairly large school is located in Saint George, Utah, and it awarded 17 ’s parks administration degrees in 2020-2021.

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University of Idaho
Moscow, Idaho

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Idaho. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Parks Administration Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Moscow, Idaho is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s parks administration degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.

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%.

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Snow College
Ephraim, Utah

Snow College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Parks Administration Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Snow College is located in Ephraim, Utah and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 ’s parks administration degrees to qualified students.

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Central Wyoming College
Riverton, Wyoming

Central Wyoming College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Parks Administration Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Central Wyoming College is a public institution located in Riverton, Wyoming. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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Colorado Mesa University
Grand Junction, Colorado

Colorado Mesa University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Parks Administration Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Grand Junction, Colorado is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s parks administration degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.

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The University of Montana
Missoula, Montana

With a ranking of #8, The University of Montana did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Parks Administration Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This fairly large school is located in Missoula, Montana, and it awarded 0 ’s parks administration degrees in 2020-2021.

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