2021 Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in California
27
Colleges
5,946
Bachelor's Degrees
$28,536
Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies is the #11 most popular major in California with 5,946 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 11.1% of all the parks & rec bachelor's degrees in the country.
For this year's Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in California ranking, we looked at 27 colleges that offer a bachelor's in parks & rec. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality parks, recreation, leisure, & fitness studies programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the parks, recreation, leisure, & fitness 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, & Fitness Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students in California
The following schools top our list of the Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Top 10 Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students
San Jose State University has taken the #1 spot in this year's parks, recreation, leisure, & fitness studies ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public school with a fairly large student population. San Jose State also took the #1 spot in our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies in California rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. Approximately 19,939 students take at least one class online at San Jose State. 9,800 of San Jose State students are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize California State University - Sacramento as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Sac State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Sacramento. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Sac State has also earned the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies in California ranking.
About 1.7% of Sac State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 16,876 students at Sac State that take at least one class online. 7,378 of Sac State students are attending part time.
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California State University - East Bay comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Cal State East Bay is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Hayward.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.3%. 7,069 students at Cal State East Bay are exclusively online. 3,650 students are part time.
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Our rankings recognize California State University - Long Beach as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public college with a very large student population. CSULB not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #2 on our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies in California list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. There are approximately 24,806 students at CSULB that take at least one class online. 8,046 students are part time.
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California State University - Chico comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Located in the midsize city of Chico, Chico State is a public college with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Chico State, the school also landed the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies in California ranking.
About 2.2% of Chico State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 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.
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The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to San Francisco State University. SFSU is a very large public school located in the city of San Francisco. As a testament to the quality of education offered at SFSU, the school also landed the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies in California ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.8%. 14,003 of SFSU students are exclusively distance learners. About 6,034 of the students at SFSU are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize San Diego State University as the #7 school in this year's rankings. SDSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Diego. SDSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies in California list.
The student loan default rate at SDSU is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. 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.
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California State University - Fresno earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. Fresno State is a very large public school located in the city of Fresno.
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 students are part time.
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The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Humboldt State University. Humboldt State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Arcata.
About 2.9% of Humboldt State University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 3,740 students at Humboldt State University that take at least one class online. There are roughly 853 part time students in attendance at Humboldt State University.
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Sonoma State University comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. Located in the large suburb of Rohnert Park, SSU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The student loan default rate at SSU is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. Approximately 4,146 students take at least one class online at SSU. 1,263 students are part time.
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