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2021 Best Recreation Administration Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in North Carolina

6 Colleges
290 Bachelor's Degrees
$25,619 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Recreation Administration Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Recreation Administration Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in North CarolinaWith 290 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, recreation administration is the #44 most popular major in North Carolina. This means that of the 2,175 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 13.3% were from a college or university in the state.

This year's Best Recreation Administration Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in North Carolina ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in recreation admin. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent recreation administration 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 recreation administration 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 Recreation Administration Schools for Non-Traditional Students in North Carolina

The following schools top our list of the Best Recreation Administration Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.

Best Recreation Administration Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte tops the 2021 list of our schools in North Carolina that are best for non-traditional recreation administration students. JWU Charlotte is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Charlotte. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, JWU Charlotte has also earned the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Recreation Administration in North Carolina ranking.

About 1.5% of JWU Charlotte students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 101 students at JWU Charlotte that take at least one class online. There are roughly 31 part time students in attendance at JWU Charlotte.

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North Carolina State University comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public school with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, NC State has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Recreation Administration in North Carolina ranking.

The student loan default rate at NC State is lower than is typical, just 1.0% of students default in three years. There are approximately 14,604 students at NC State that take at least one class online. 7,732 students are part time.

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Western Carolina University landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best recreation administration schools for non-traditional students. Located in the distant town of Cullowhee, WCU is a public college with a fairly large student population. WCU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Colleges for Recreation Administration in North Carolina list.

The student loan default rate at WCU is lower than is typical, just 2.3% of students default in three years. There are approximately 3,568 students at WCU that take at least one class online. About 2,712 of the students at WCU are attending part time.

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University of North Carolina at Wilmington landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best recreation administration schools for non-traditional students. UNCW is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Wilmington. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNCW, the school also landed the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Recreation Administration in North Carolina ranking.

About 1.6% of UNCW students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 8,583 students take at least one class online at UNCW. 4,896 of UNCW students are attending part time.

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North Carolina Central University landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best recreation administration schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Durham, North Carolina Central University is a public college with a medium-sized student population. North Carolina Central University also made our Best Colleges for Recreation Administration in North Carolina list, coming in at #6.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 4.1%. There are approximately 3,054 students at North Carolina Central University that take at least one class online. About 1,766 of the students at North Carolina Central University are attending part time.

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The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Appalachian State University. Appalachian State is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Boone. Appalachian State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Colleges for Recreation Administration in North Carolina list.

The student loan default rate at Appalachian State is lower than is typical, just 1.3% of students default in three years. 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.

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

Explore all the Best Recreation Administration Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 319
Georgia 82
Tennessee 52
Virginia 49
South Carolina 136
Kentucky 56
Alabama 5
Mississippi 33
Arkansas 52
West Virginia 37

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

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*Avg Cost is for the top 6 schools only.

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