2021 Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Colorado
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Finding the Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students
In <nil>, 31 bachelor's degrees were awarded to parks, recreation & leisure studies students who went to a Colorado college or university. This makes it the #110 most popular major in the state. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 1.3% of all the parks & rec bachelor's degrees in the country.
For this year's Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Colorado ranking, we looked at 2 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.
More Ways to Rank Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools
The parks & rec school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Parks & Rec Schools for Non-Traditional Students.
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2021 Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Colorado
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
Metropolitan State University of Denver has taken the #1 spot in this year's parks, recreation & leisure studies ranking for non-traditional students. MSU Denver is a fairly large public school located in the city of Denver. MSU Denver did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies in Colorado list.
The student loan default rate at MSU Denver is lower than is typical, just 2.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 8,148 students take at least one class online at MSU Denver. 7,163 students are part time.
Western Colorado University comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Western is a small public school located in the remote town of Gunnison. Western not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #1 on our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies in Colorado list.
The student loan default rate at Western is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. 774 students at Western are exclusively online. About 1,742 of the students at Western are attending part time.
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).