2023 Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Parks Administration for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management is the 231st most popular major in the country with 2,937 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 290 parks, recreation and leisure facilities management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Parks Administration for a Master’s” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in parks, recreation and leisure facilities management. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality parks, recreation and leisure facilities management programs as well as strong veteran support.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the parks, recreation and leisure facilities management program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Parks Administration for a Master’s” list to help you make the college decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Parks Administration for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Parks Administration for a Master’s”.
Top 2 Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Parks Administration for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Frostburg State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Frostburg, Maryland is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s parks administration degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
Frostburg State also took the #2 spot in our “Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Frostburg State supports 4,857 students, and 131 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 62 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,373. During this same period, 7 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Frostburg State offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Full Frostburg State Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Parks Administration for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania landed the #2 spot on the list. Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s parks administration degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at SRU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Of the 8,860 students enrolled at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, 313 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 136 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,015. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%.
Full SRU Veteran Student Life Report
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Notes and References
References
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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