2021 Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States 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 Plains States Region ranking looked at 7 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 Plains States 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 Northern Iowa tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Plains States Region that are best for non-traditional parks, recreation & leisure studies students. UNI is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Cedar Falls. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNI, the school also landed the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies in the Plains States Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. There are approximately 4,212 students at UNI that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,478 part time students in attendance at UNI.
University of Iowa comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Iowa is a very large public school located in the small city of Iowa City. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Iowa, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies in the Plains States Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at Iowa is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. Approximately 12,975 students take at least one class online at Iowa. 5,055 of Iowa students are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize Winona State University as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Located in the distant town of Winona, Winona State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population. Winona State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies in the Plains States Region list.
About 1.1% of Winona State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 2,776 students take at least one class online at Winona State. There are roughly 1,337 part time students in attendance at Winona State.
University of Nebraska at Kearney landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best parks, recreation & leisure studies schools for non-traditional students. UNK is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Kearney. UNK also made our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies in the Plains States Region list, coming in at #4.
About 0.7% of UNK students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 2,457 students at UNK are exclusively online. 2,176 students are part time.
The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Missouri - Columbia. Located in the city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a very large student population. Mizzou did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies in the Plains States Region list.
About 0.7% of Mizzou students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 15,161 students take at least one class online at Mizzou. About 5,276 of the students at Mizzou are attending part time.
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the city of Minneapolis. UMN Twin Cities also made our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies in the Plains States Region list, coming in at #5.
The student loan default rate at UMN Twin Cities is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. There are approximately 21,237 students at UMN Twin Cities that take at least one class online. There are roughly 13,655 part time students in attendance at UMN Twin Cities.
The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Missouri State University - Springfield. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public school with a fairly large student population. Missouri State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies in the Plains States Region list.
The student loan default rate at Missouri State is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 8,590 students take at least one class online at Missouri State. 9,136 students are 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).
