2021 Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Rocky Mountains 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 Rocky Mountains Region ranking analyzed 16 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree 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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2021 Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Rocky Mountains 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
University of Utah has taken the #1 spot in this year's parks, recreation, leisure, & fitness studies ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a very large student population. U of U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
The student loan default rate at U of U is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 19,378 students take at least one class online at U of U. 7,185 students are part time.
Our rankings recognize Johnson & Wales University - Denver as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Located in the of Denver, JWU Denver is a school with a student population. JWU Denver also made our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #3.
About 0.0% of JWU Denver students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. All students are part time.
University of Northern Colorado comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. University of Northern Colorado is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Greeley. University of Northern Colorado did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
About 0.9% of University of Northern Colorado students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 3,583 students at University of Northern Colorado that take at least one class online. 3,468 students are part time.
Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best parks, recreation, leisure, & fitness studies schools for non-traditional students. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the city of Fort Collins. Colorado State also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. There are approximately 12,180 students at Colorado State that take at least one class online. 9,631 students are part time.
Our rankings recognize Brigham Young University - Provo as the #5 school in this year's rankings. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Provo. BYU also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.
The student loan default rate at BYU is lower than is typical, just 0.4% of students default in three years. There are approximately 12,325 students at BYU that take at least one class online. About 4,504 of the students at BYU are attending part time.
Brigham Young University - Idaho earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. BYU - I is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the town of Rexburg.
The student loan default rate at BYU - I is lower than is typical, just 1.0% of students default in three years. 23,058 of BYU - I students are exclusively distance learners. 26,387 students are part time.
The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Metropolitan State University of Denver. Located in the city of Denver, MSU Denver is a public school with a large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.8%. There are approximately 8,148 students at MSU Denver that take at least one class online. 7,163 students are part time.
The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Fort Lewis College. FLC is a small public school located in the town of Durango. FLC also made our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #7.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.3%. There are approximately 1,249 students at FLC that take at least one class online. 615 of FLC students are attending part time.
Western Colorado University comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. Located in the town of Gunnison, Western is a public college with a small student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Western has also earned the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at Western is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. 774 of Western students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 1,742 part time students in attendance at Western.
Our rankings recognize Utah Valley University as the #10 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Orem, UVU is a public school with a very large student population.
The student loan default rate at UVU is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. There are approximately 15,690 students at UVU that take at least one class online. 22,387 students are part time.
Best for Non-Traditional Students Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Colleges by State
Explore the best for non-traditional students parks, recreation, leisure, & fitness studies schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.
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).
