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2021 Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Kansas

5 Colleges
646 Bachelor's Degrees
$26,756 Avg Cost*

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Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in KansasWith 646 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, parks, recreation, leisure, & fitness studies is the #12 most popular major in Kansas. This means that of the 53,672 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 1.2% were from a college or university in the state.

This year's Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Kansas ranking looked at 5 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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2021 Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Kansas

The following schools top our list of the Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.

Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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Sterling College
Sterling, KS

Sterling College has taken the #1 spot in this year's parks, recreation, leisure, & fitness studies ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the rural area of Sterling, Sterling College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Sterling College has also earned the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies in Kansas ranking.

About 2.8% of Sterling College students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 88 students at Sterling College are exclusively online. 138 students are part time.

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Baker University
Baldwin City, KS

Baker University landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best parks, recreation, leisure, & fitness studies schools for non-traditional students. Located in the town of Baldwin City, Baker is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. Baker did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies in Kansas list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.3%. About 1,319 of the students at Baker are attending part time.

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University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS

University of Kansas earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. KU is a very large public school located in the small city of Lawrence. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, KU has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies in Kansas ranking.

About 1.2% of KU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 11,364 students take at least one class online at KU. About 4,657 of the students at KU are attending part time.

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Wichita State University comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. WSU is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Wichita. WSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies in Kansas list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.6%. Approximately 5,338 students take at least one class online at WSU. 5,241 of WSU students are attending part time.

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Washburn University comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Washburn University is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Topeka. Washburn University also took the #5 spot in our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies in Kansas rankings.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.9%. Approximately 1,727 students take at least one class online at Washburn University. 2,002 students are part time.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 1,095
Minnesota 931
Iowa 1,345
South Dakota 281
Nebraska 375
North Dakota 220

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