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2021 Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Iowa

2 Colleges
82 Bachelor's Degrees
$29,375 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in IowaIn <nil>, 82 bachelor's degrees were awarded to parks, recreation & leisure studies students who went to a Iowa college or university. This makes it the #60 most popular major in the state. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 3.5% of all the parks & rec bachelor's degrees in the country.

This year's Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Iowa ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer a bachelor's in parks & rec. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great parks, recreation & leisure studies programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the parks, recreation & leisure studies program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 Iowa

Check out the parks & rec programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.

Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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University of Northern Iowa tops the 2021 list of our schools in Iowa that are best for non-traditional parks, recreation & leisure studies students. UNI is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Cedar Falls. UNI not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #1 on our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies in Iowa list.

The student loan default rate at UNI is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. There are approximately 4,212 students at UNI that take at least one class online. 1,478 students are part time.

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University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Iowa is a very large public school located in the city of Iowa City. Iowa also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies in Iowa rankings.

The student loan default rate at Iowa is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. There are approximately 12,975 students at Iowa that take at least one class online. About 5,055 of the students at Iowa are attending part time.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 174
Minnesota 64
Kansas 25
Nebraska 63
South Dakota 0

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

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*Avg Cost is for the top 2 schools only.

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