2021 Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast 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 Southeast Region ranking analyzed 110 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in parks & rec. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent parks, recreation, leisure, & fitness studies programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the parks, recreation, leisure, & fitness 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, & Fitness Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region
Check out the parks & rec programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.
Top 15% Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Johnson & Wales University - North Miami tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Southeast Region that are best for non-traditional parks, recreation, leisure, & fitness studies students. JWU North Miami is a school located in the of North Miami. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, JWU North Miami has also earned the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies in the Southeast Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.0%. All students are part time.
Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best parks, recreation, leisure, & fitness studies schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Charlotte, JWU Charlotte is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. JWU Charlotte also took the #3 spot in our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies in the Southeast Region rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.5%. There are approximately 101 students at JWU Charlotte that take at least one class online. About 31 of the students at JWU Charlotte are attending part time.
University of Florida landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best parks, recreation, leisure, & fitness studies schools for non-traditional students. UF is a very large public school located in the city of Gainesville. UF also made our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies in the Southeast Region list, coming in at #1.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. Approximately 22,865 students take at least one class online at UF. About 11,205 of the students at UF are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize University of North Alabama as the #4 school in this year's rankings. UNA is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Florence. UNA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies in the Southeast Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 4.0%. 3,305 students at UNA are exclusively online. About 3,399 of the students at UNA are attending part time.
North Carolina State University landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best parks, recreation, leisure, & fitness studies schools for non-traditional students. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Raleigh. NC State 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 Southeast Region list.
The student loan default rate at NC State is lower than is typical, just 1.0% of students default in three years. Approximately 14,604 students take at least one class online at NC State. 7,732 of NC State students are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize Clemson University as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Clemson is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Clemson. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Clemson has also earned the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies in the Southeast Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at Clemson is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. Approximately 11,161 students take at least one class online at Clemson. 3,412 students are part time.
Old Dominion University earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public college with a fairly large student population. Old Dominion excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies in the Southeast Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. 9,358 of Old Dominion students are exclusively distance learners. 7,868 students are part time.
University of North Carolina at Wilmington earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public school with a large student population. UNCW not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #8 on our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies in the Southeast Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.6%. There are approximately 8,583 students at UNCW that take at least one class online. There are roughly 4,896 part time students in attendance at UNCW.
University of North Carolina at Greensboro earned the #9 spot in our 2021 rankings. UNC Greensboro is a large public school located in the large city of Greensboro. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UNC Greensboro also is in the top 15% of our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies in the Southeast Region ranking.
About 2.7% of UNC Greensboro students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 10,689 students at UNC Greensboro that take at least one class online. There are roughly 4,738 part time students in attendance at UNC Greensboro.
The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Florida State University. Located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public college with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Florida State, the school also landed the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies in the Southeast Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at Florida State is lower than is typical, just 1.0% of students default in three years. Approximately 20,172 students take at least one class online at Florida State. There are roughly 8,311 part time students in attendance at Florida State.
West Virginia University landed the #11 spot in our 2021 best parks, recreation, leisure, & fitness studies schools for non-traditional students. Located in the small city of Morgantown, WVU is a public college with a very large student population. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, WVU is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies in the Southeast Region list.
About 2.9% of WVU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 11,100 students take at least one class online at WVU. There are roughly 3,190 part time students in attendance at WVU.
Eastern Kentucky University comes in at #12 in this year's ranking. Eastern is a fairly large public school located in the town of Richmond.
About 2.9% of Eastern students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 5,888 students take at least one class online at Eastern. 4,026 students are part time.
Florida International University earned the #13 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the suburb of Miami, FIU is a public college with a fairly large student population. FIU excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies in the Southeast Region list.
The student loan default rate at FIU is lower than is typical, just 2.0% of students default in three years. Approximately 21,632 students take at least one class online at FIU. There are roughly 22,664 part time students in attendance at FIU.
The #14 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Middle Tennessee State University. Middle Tennessee State University is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Murfreesboro. Middle Tennessee State University excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies in the Southeast Region list.
About 2.3% of Middle Tennessee State University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 7,472 students take at least one class online at Middle Tennessee State University. 5,576 students are part time.
Our rankings recognize Appalachian State University as the #15 school in this year's rankings. Located in the town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public school with a very large student population. Appalachian State also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies in the Southeast Region list. It's in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.3%. Approximately 10,639 students take at least one class online at Appalachian State. There are roughly 2,303 part time students in attendance at Appalachian State.
East Carolina University earned the #16 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a fairly large student population. ECU also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies in the Southeast Region list. It's in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
The student loan default rate at ECU is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. Approximately 12,522 students take at least one class online at ECU. 7,199 of ECU students are attending part time.
Here are some additional great schools for Southeast Region non-traditional students studying Parks & Rec that almost earned our Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region award.
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).
