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2021 Best Health & Physical Education Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region

41 Colleges
4,133 Bachelor's Degrees
$25,658 Avg Cost*

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

Best Health & Physical Education Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region

This year's Best Health & Physical Education Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region ranking looked at 41 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 Plains States 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

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Concordia University, Saint Paul tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Plains States Region that are best for non-traditional health & physical education students. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

The student loan default rate at Concordia University, Saint Paul is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. 3,352 students at Concordia University, Saint Paul are exclusively online. 1,261 of Concordia University, Saint Paul students are attending part time.

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University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a very large student population. Iowa also took the #1 spot in our Best Colleges for Health & Physical Education in the Plains States Region rankings.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. There are approximately 12,975 students at Iowa that take at least one class online. There are roughly 5,055 part time students in attendance at Iowa.

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Iowa State University comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Ames. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Iowa State, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Health & Physical Education in the Plains States Region ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. Approximately 14,911 students take at least one class online at Iowa State. About 3,155 of the students at Iowa State are attending part time.

Full Health & Physical Education at Iowa State University Report

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best health & physical education schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMN Twin Cities, the school also landed the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Health & Physical Education in the Plains States Region ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.6%. There are approximately 21,237 students at UMN Twin Cities that take at least one class online. 13,655 students are part time.

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Our rankings recognize Winona State University as the #5 school in this year's rankings. Winona State is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Winona.

About 1.1% of Winona State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 2,776 students at Winona State that take at least one class online. About 1,337 of the students at Winona State are attending part time.

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Lindenwood University
Saint Charles, MO

Lindenwood University comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. Lindenwood University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Charles.

About 1.7% of Lindenwood University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 3,030 students take at least one class online at Lindenwood University. 2,413 students are part time.

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University of Nebraska at Omaha comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. UNOMAHA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Omaha.

The student loan default rate at UNOMAHA is lower than is typical, just 0.3% of students default in three years. Approximately 8,191 students take at least one class online at UNOMAHA. 4,328 of UNOMAHA students are attending part time.

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Simpson College
Indianola, IA

Simpson College comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. Located in the town of Indianola, Simpson College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. Simpson College also made our Best Colleges for Health & Physical Education in the Plains States Region list, coming in at #6.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. Approximately 259 students take at least one class online at Simpson College. About 141 of the students at Simpson College are attending part time.

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Maryville University of Saint Louis earned the #9 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, Maryville U is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population. Maryville U also took the #9 spot in our Best Colleges for Health & Physical Education in the Plains States Region rankings.

About 0.4% of Maryville U students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 7,202 students at Maryville U are exclusively online. About 6,662 of the students at Maryville U are attending part time.

Full Health & Physical Education at Maryville University of Saint Louis Report

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Grand View University
Des Moines, IA

Our rankings recognize Grand View University as the #10 school in this year's rankings. Grand View University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Des Moines.

About 2.3% of Grand View University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 478 students take at least one class online at Grand View University. There are roughly 259 part time students in attendance at Grand View University.

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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 colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 882
Minnesota 815
Iowa 1,241
Kansas 589
Nebraska 297
North Dakota 220
South Dakota 259

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*Avg Cost is for the top 25 schools only.

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