2021 Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region
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Finding the Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in parks & rec. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality parks, recreation & leisure studies 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 parks, recreation & leisure studies 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 Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying parks & rec.
Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students
California State University - Sacramento has taken the #1 spot in this year's parks, recreation & leisure studies ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Sacramento, Sac State is a public school with a fairly large student population. Sac State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies in the Far Western US Region list.
The student loan default rate at Sac State is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. Approximately 16,876 students take at least one class online at Sac State. 7,378 of Sac State students are attending part time.
The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to San Jose State University. San Jose State is a very large public school located in the city of San Jose. San Jose State also made our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies in the Far Western US Region list, coming in at #1.
About 0.9% of San Jose State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 19,939 students take at least one class online at San Jose State. There are roughly 9,800 part time students in attendance at San Jose State.
Our rankings recognize California State University - Chico as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Chico State is a large public school located in the midsize city of Chico. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Chico State, the school also landed the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies in the Far Western US Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at Chico State is lower than is typical, just 2.2% of students default in three years. There are approximately 10,804 students at Chico State that take at least one class online. There are roughly 2,083 part time students in attendance at Chico State.
California State University - Long Beach earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. CSULB is a very large public school located in the city of Long Beach. CSULB also made our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies in the Far Western US Region list, coming in at #2.
About 0.8% of CSULB students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 24,806 students take at least one class online at CSULB. There are roughly 8,046 part time students in attendance at CSULB.
Our rankings recognize San Francisco State University as the #5 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public school with a fairly large student population. SFSU also made our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies in the Far Western US Region list, coming in at #8.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.8%. 14,003 students at SFSU are exclusively online. 6,034 of SFSU students are attending part time.
California State University - Fresno comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Fresno, Fresno State is a public college with a fairly large student population. Fresno State also made our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies in the Far Western US Region list, coming in at #9.
The student loan default rate at Fresno State is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 17,956 students at Fresno State that take at least one class online. 4,540 of Fresno State students are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize Oregon State University as the #7 school in this year's rankings. Oregon State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Corvallis. Oregon State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies in the Far Western US Region list.
The student loan default rate at Oregon State is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. 10,888 students at Oregon State are exclusively online. 10,920 of Oregon State students are attending part time.
The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to San Diego State University. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public school with a very large student population. SDSU not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #7 on our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies in the Far Western US Region list.
About 1.1% of SDSU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 21,657 students at SDSU that take at least one class online. About 5,452 of the students at SDSU are attending part time.
Western Washington University earned the #9 spot in our 2021 rankings. WWU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bellingham. WWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies in the Far Western US Region list.
The student loan default rate at WWU is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. There are approximately 827 students at WWU that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,864 part time students in attendance at WWU.
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 the rest 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).
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