2023 Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Texas
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
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Avg Cost*
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Parks Administration for a Master’s” 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 Texas, there were 172 parks, recreation and leisure facilities management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Parks Administration for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree 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.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the parks, recreation and leisure facilities management program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Parks Administration for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Parks Administration for a Master’s”.
Top 2 Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Texas
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Parks Administration for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the #1 spot on the list. Denton, Texas is the setting for this large 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 UNT, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of North Texas supports 40,953 students, and 2,038 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1,138 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,999. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of North Texas offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Parks Administration for a Master’s list. Texas State University is located in San Marcos, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 masters’s parks administration degrees to qualified students.
Texas State also made our “Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #2.Of the 37,812 students enrolled at Texas State University, 2,559 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,197 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,635. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Texas State University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Texas State]](/colleges/texas-state-university-san-marcos/student-life/veterans/)
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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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