2021 Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States 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 Plains States Region ranking analyzed 43 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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When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Parks & Rec Schools for Non-Traditional Students list to help you make the college decision.
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2021 Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States 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
Chadron State College has taken the #1 spot in this year's parks, recreation, leisure, & fitness studies ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the town of Chadron, Chadron State College is a public college with a small student population. Chadron State College not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #9 on our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies in the Plains States Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. 971 students at Chadron State College are exclusively online. 700 students are part time.
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University of Northern Iowa earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public school with a medium-sized student population. UNI also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies in the Plains States Region rankings.
About 1.1% of UNI students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 4,212 students at UNI that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,478 part time students in attendance at UNI.
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University of Iowa earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a very large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Iowa has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies in the Plains States Region ranking.
About 1.2% of Iowa students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 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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Minnesota State University - Mankato comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the city of Mankato. Minnesota State Mankato also took the #7 spot in our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies in the Plains States Region rankings.
About 1.2% of Minnesota State Mankato students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 5,945 students at Minnesota State Mankato that take at least one class online. 3,872 students are part time.
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Lindenwood University earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. Lindenwood University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Saint Charles.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. There are approximately 3,030 students at Lindenwood University that take at least one class online. 2,413 students are part time.
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Winona State University comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. Winona State is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Winona. Winona State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies in the Plains States Region list.
About 1.1% of Winona State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 2,776 students take at least one class online at Winona State. There are roughly 1,337 part time students in attendance at Winona State.
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South Dakota State University landed the #7 spot in our 2021 best parks, recreation, leisure, & fitness studies schools for non-traditional students. South Dakota State is a fairly large public school located in the town of Brookings. South Dakota State also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies in the Plains States Region rankings.
The student loan default rate at South Dakota State is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 3,503 students at South Dakota State that take at least one class online. There are roughly 3,375 part time students in attendance at South Dakota State.
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University of Nebraska at Kearney landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best parks, recreation, leisure, & fitness studies schools for non-traditional students. Located in the distant town of Kearney, UNK is a public school with a medium-sized student population. UNK also took the #6 spot in our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies in the Plains States Region rankings.
About 0.7% of UNK students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 2,457 of UNK students are exclusively distance learners. 2,176 students are part time.
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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best parks, recreation, leisure, & fitness studies schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a very large student population. UMN Twin Cities also took the #3 spot in our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies in the Plains States Region rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.6%. There are approximately 21,237 students at UMN Twin Cities that take at least one class online. About 13,655 of the students at UMN Twin Cities are attending part time.
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The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Concordia University, Saint Paul. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
About 1.4% of Concordia University, Saint Paul students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 3,352 students at Concordia University, Saint Paul are exclusively online. About 1,261 of the students at Concordia University, Saint Paul are attending part time.
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