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2021 Best Health & Physical Education Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Rocky Mountains Region

14 Colleges
1,854 Bachelor's Degrees
$24,960 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Health & Physical Education Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Health & Physical Education Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Rocky Mountains Region

For this year's Best Health & Physical Education Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, we looked at 14 colleges that offer a bachelor's in phys ed. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality health & physical education programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the health & physical education program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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2021 Best Health & Physical Education Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Health & Physical Education Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.

Top 10 Best Health & Physical Education Schools for Non-Traditional Students

1
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University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT

University of Utah tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that are best for non-traditional health & physical education students. U of U is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City. U of U also made our Best Colleges for Health & Physical Education in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #1.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. There are approximately 19,378 students at U of U that take at least one class online. 7,185 of U of U students are attending part time.

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University of Northern Colorado earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Greeley, University of Northern Colorado is a public school with a moderately-sized student population. University of Northern Colorado also made our Best Colleges for Health & Physical Education in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #4.

The student loan default rate at University of Northern Colorado is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. There are approximately 3,583 students at University of Northern Colorado that take at least one class online. About 3,468 of the students at University of Northern Colorado are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize Colorado State University - Fort Collins as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a very large student population. Colorado State also made our Best Colleges for Health & Physical Education in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #2.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. There are approximately 12,180 students at Colorado State that take at least one class online. About 9,631 of the students at Colorado State are attending part time.

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Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best health & physical education schools for non-traditional students. Located in the medium-sized city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at BYU, the school also landed the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Health & Physical Education in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.4%. Approximately 12,325 students take at least one class online at BYU. There are roughly 4,504 part time students in attendance at BYU.

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Utah Valley University earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. UVU is a very large public school located in the city of Orem. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UVU has also earned the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for Health & Physical Education in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.

The student loan default rate at UVU is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. There are approximately 15,690 students at UVU that take at least one class online. 22,387 students are part time.

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Colorado State University - Pueblo landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best health & physical education schools for non-traditional students. Located in the midsize city of Pueblo, Colorado State University - Pueblo is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The student loan default rate at Colorado State University - Pueblo is lower than is typical, just 3.1% of students default in three years. Approximately 2,048 students take at least one class online at Colorado State University - Pueblo. About 3,072 of the students at Colorado State University - Pueblo are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize Lewis - Clark State College as the #7 school in this year's rankings. Lewis - Clark State College is a small public school located in the city of Lewiston.

About 1.5% of Lewis - Clark State College students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 1,099 students at Lewis - Clark State College that take at least one class online. 1,646 students are part time.

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Metropolitan State University of Denver landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best health & physical education schools for non-traditional students. MSU Denver is a large public school located in the large city of Denver.

About 2.8% of MSU Denver students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 8,148 students at MSU Denver that take at least one class online. About 7,163 of the students at MSU Denver are attending part time.

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University of Wyoming landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best health & physical education schools for non-traditional students. UW is a large public school located in the town of Laramie. UW also made our Best Colleges for Health & Physical Education in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #5.

The student loan default rate at UW is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. There are approximately 5,894 students at UW that take at least one class online. There are roughly 2,493 part time students in attendance at UW.

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Boise State University landed the #10 spot in our 2021 best health & physical education schools for non-traditional students. Located in the midsize city of Boise, Boise State is a public college with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Boise State has also earned the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Health & Physical Education in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.0%. There are approximately 10,868 students at Boise State that take at least one class online. About 11,239 of the students at Boise State are attending part time.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Health & Physical Education Colleges by State

Explore the best for non-traditional students health & physical education schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Utah 884
Colorado 768
Idaho 143
Montana 87
Wyoming 86

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Notes and References

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*Avg Cost is for the top 14 schools only.

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