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2021 Best Health & Physical Education Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Missouri

10 Colleges
833 Bachelor's Degrees
$23,661 Avg Cost*

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

Best Health & Physical Education Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in MissouriWith 833 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, health & physical education is the #11 most popular major in Missouri. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 1.7% of all the phys ed bachelor's degrees in the country.

This year's Best Health & Physical Education Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Missouri ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree 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 Missouri

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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Lindenwood University
Saint Charles, MO

Lindenwood University tops the 2021 list of our schools in Missouri that are best for non-traditional health & physical education students. Lindenwood University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Saint Charles. Lindenwood University also made our Best Colleges for Health & Physical Education in Missouri list, coming in at #4.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. There are approximately 3,030 students at Lindenwood University that take at least one class online. 2,413 of Lindenwood University students are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize Maryville University of Saint Louis as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, Maryville U is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population. Maryville U not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #1 on our Best Colleges for Health & Physical Education in Missouri list.

About 0.4% of Maryville U students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 7,202 of Maryville U students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 6,662 part time students in attendance at Maryville U.

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Our rankings recognize University of Central Missouri as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Located in the distant town of Warrensburg, UCM is a public school with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UCM has also earned the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Health & Physical Education in Missouri ranking.

About 1.4% of UCM students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 4,050 students at UCM that take at least one class online. About 3,727 of the students at UCM are attending part time.

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Missouri Baptist University landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best health & physical education schools for non-traditional students. MBU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, MBU has also earned the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Health & Physical Education in Missouri ranking.

About 1.2% of MBU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 1,140 students at MBU that take at least one class online. 3,516 students are part time.

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Rockhurst University
Kansas City, MO

Rockhurst University comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Located in the large city of Kansas City, Rockhurst is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rockhurst, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Health & Physical Education in Missouri ranking.

The student loan default rate at Rockhurst is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 1,504 students take at least one class online at Rockhurst. About 1,460 of the students at Rockhurst are attending part time.

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The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Missouri State University - Springfield. Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Springfield. Missouri State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Colleges for Health & Physical Education in Missouri list.

About 0.8% of Missouri State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 8,590 students take at least one class online at Missouri State. About 9,136 of the students at Missouri State are attending part time.

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Truman State University
Kirksville, MO

Truman State University landed the #7 spot in our 2021 best health & physical education schools for non-traditional students. Truman State is a small public school located in the remote town of Kirksville. Truman State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Colleges for Health & Physical Education in Missouri list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. Approximately 2,046 students take at least one class online at Truman State. There are roughly 778 part time students in attendance at Truman State.

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The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Southeast Missouri State University. Southeast Missouri State University is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Cape Girardeau. Southeast Missouri State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our Best Colleges for Health & Physical Education in Missouri list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.5%. There are approximately 4,277 students at Southeast Missouri State University that take at least one class online. There are roughly 2,685 part time students in attendance at Southeast Missouri State University.

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Missouri Southern State University landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best health & physical education schools for non-traditional students. Missouri Southern is a small public school located in the small city of Joplin.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.9%. There are approximately 1,542 students at Missouri Southern that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,569 part time students in attendance at Missouri Southern.

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Missouri Western State University earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. Missouri Western is a small public school located in the small city of Saint Joseph. Missouri Western did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our Best Colleges for Health & Physical Education in Missouri list.

About 0.7% of Missouri Western students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 1,944 students take at least one class online at Missouri Western. 1,757 students are part time.

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

Explore all the Best Health & Physical Education Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

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

One of 4 majors within the Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies area of study, Health & Physical Education has other similar majors worth exploring.

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