2021 Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region
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Finding the Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking looked at 41 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 the Middle Atlantic Region
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
California University of Pennsylvania tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that are best for non-traditional parks, recreation, leisure, & fitness studies students. Located in the small suburb of California, Cal U is a public school with a moderately-sized student population. Cal U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
The student loan default rate at Cal U is lower than is typical, just 2.1% of students default in three years. 2,821 of Cal U students are exclusively distance learners. 2,171 students are part time.
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Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best parks, recreation, leisure, & fitness studies schools for non-traditional students. Penn State University Park is a very large public school located in the city of University Park. Penn State University Park also took the #1 spot in our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.
The student loan default rate at Penn State University Park is lower than is typical, just 0.0% of students default in three years. All students are part time.
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The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Lock Haven University. LHU is a small public school located in the town of Lock Haven. As a testament to the quality of education offered at LHU, the school also landed the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
About 0.0% of LHU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 1,617 students take at least one class online at LHU. 493 students are part time.
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The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania. Located in the distant town of Slippery Rock, SRU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. SRU not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #2 on our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
The student loan default rate at SRU is lower than is typical, just 1.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 3,848 students take at least one class online at SRU. 1,343 of SRU students are attending part time.
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The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to The College at Brockport. SUNY Brockport is a medium-sized public school located in the fringe town of Brockport. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, SUNY Brockport has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at SUNY Brockport is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 2,318 students at SUNY Brockport that take at least one class online. About 1,769 of the students at SUNY Brockport are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize Kean University as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Located in the suburb of Union, Kean is a public school with a large student population.
The student loan default rate at Kean is lower than is typical, just 3.1% of students default in three years. Approximately 1,503 students take at least one class online at Kean. 3,314 of Kean students are attending part time.
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The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania. Located in the small city of East Stroudsburg, East Stroudsburg University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.9%. There are approximately 1,511 students at East Stroudsburg University that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,033 part time students in attendance at East Stroudsburg University.
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SUNY Cortland comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. SUNY Cortland is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Cortland. As a testament to the quality of education offered at SUNY Cortland, the school also landed the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. There are approximately 1,737 students at SUNY Cortland that take at least one class online. There are roughly 593 part time students in attendance at SUNY Cortland.
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Our rankings recognize Temple University as the #9 school in this year's rankings. Temple is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Philadelphia. Temple not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #7 on our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
About 1.3% of Temple students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 20,264 students take at least one class online at Temple. There are roughly 4,634 part time students in attendance at Temple.
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The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Rutgers University - New Brunswick. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public school located in the small city of New Brunswick.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. There are approximately 30,054 students at Rutgers New Brunswick that take at least one class online. There are roughly 7,559 part time students in attendance at Rutgers New Brunswick.
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