2021 Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region
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Finding the Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students
For this year's Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a bachelor's 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 Great Lakes 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
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has taken the #1 spot in this year's parks, recreation & leisure studies ranking for non-traditional students. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIUC, the school also landed the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.6%. There are approximately 35,475 students at UIUC that take at least one class online. 10,007 of UIUC students are attending part time.
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Indiana University - Bloomington earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public college with a fairly large student population. IU Bloomington also made our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #2.
About 1.4% of IU Bloomington students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 18,013 students at IU Bloomington that take at least one class online. There are roughly 5,256 part time students in attendance at IU Bloomington.
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Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best parks, recreation & leisure studies schools for non-traditional students. Located in the small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public college with a large student population. SIUC not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #3 on our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies in the Great Lakes Region list.
About 2.4% of SIUC students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 2,640 students take at least one class online at SIUC. About 2,629 of the students at SIUC are attending part time.
Full Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at Southern Illinois University Carbondale Report
Bowling Green State University - Main Campus comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. Located in the town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public school with a large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, BGSU has also earned the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
About 2.2% of BGSU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 4,353 students take at least one class online at BGSU. 4,329 students are part time.
Full Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus Report
Central Michigan University comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Located in the town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public college with a large student population. Central Michigan not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #5 on our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies in the Great Lakes Region list.
The student loan default rate at Central Michigan is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. There are approximately 3,727 students at Central Michigan that take at least one class online. 3,991 of Central Michigan students are attending part time.
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