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2021 Best Recreation Administration Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region

4 Colleges
251 Bachelor's Degrees
$21,636 Avg Cost*

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Best Recreation Administration Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region

This year's Best Recreation Administration Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in recreation admin. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality recreation administration 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 recreation administration program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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2021 Best Recreation Administration Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying recreation admin.

Best Recreation Administration Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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Illinois State University tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Great Lakes Region that are best for non-traditional recreation administration students. Illinois State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal. Illinois State also made our Best Colleges for Recreation Administration in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #1.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. Approximately 7,464 students take at least one class online at Illinois State. About 2,500 of the students at Illinois State are attending part time.

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Western Illinois University comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Located in the town of Macomb, WIU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. WIU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Colleges for Recreation Administration in the Great Lakes Region list.

About 3.2% of WIU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 4,203 students at WIU that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,874 part time students in attendance at WIU.

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University of Wisconsin - La Crosse earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. UW - La Crosse is a large public school located in the small city of La Crosse. UW - La Crosse also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for Recreation Administration in the Great Lakes Region rankings.

The student loan default rate at UW - La Crosse is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 4,162 students take at least one class online at UW - La Crosse. About 1,125 of the students at UW - La Crosse are attending part time.

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Indiana State University
Terre Haute, IN

Indiana State University landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best recreation administration schools for non-traditional students. Indiana State is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Terre Haute. Indiana State not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Colleges for Recreation Administration in the Great Lakes Region list.

About 3.6% of Indiana State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 2,947 students at Indiana State that take at least one class online. 2,349 students are part time.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Recreation Administration Colleges by State

Explore the best for non-traditional students recreation administration schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 33
Ohio 15
Illinois 167
Indiana 86
Wisconsin 28

One of 4 majors within the Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies area of study, Recreation Administration has other similar majors worth exploring.

Notes and References

Footnotes

*Avg Cost is for the top 4 schools only.

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