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2021 Best Recreation Administration Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region

4 Colleges
106 Bachelor's Degrees
$20,665 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Recreation Administration Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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

For this year's Best Recreation Administration Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a bachelor's 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 the Plains States Region

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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Minnesota State University - Mankato tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Plains States Region that are best for non-traditional recreation administration students. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the city of Mankato. Minnesota State Mankato not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #2 on our Best Colleges for Recreation Administration in the Plains States Region list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. There are approximately 5,945 students at Minnesota State Mankato that take at least one class online. 3,872 of Minnesota State Mankato students are attending part time.

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South Dakota State University landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best recreation administration schools for non-traditional students. South Dakota State is a large public school located in the town of Brookings. South Dakota State also made our Best Colleges for Recreation Administration in the Plains States Region list, coming in at #1.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. There are approximately 3,503 students at South Dakota State that take at least one class online. 3,375 of South Dakota State students are attending part time.

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Saint Cloud State University landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best recreation administration schools for non-traditional students. St. Cloud State University is a large public school located in the city of Saint Cloud. St. Cloud State University not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #3 on our Best Colleges for Recreation Administration in the Plains States Region list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.5%. Approximately 3,952 students take at least one class online at St. Cloud State University. There are roughly 5,106 part time students in attendance at St. Cloud State University.

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Missouri Western State University earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Missouri Western is a small public school located in the city of Saint Joseph. Missouri Western also made our Best Colleges for Recreation Administration in the Plains States Region list, coming in at #4.

The student loan default rate at Missouri Western is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 1,944 students at Missouri Western that take at least one class online. 1,757 of Missouri Western students are attending 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 Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 39
Minnesota 52
Kansas 22
Nebraska 8
North Dakota 0
South Dakota 16

Recreation Administration is one of 4 different types of Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies programs to choose from.

Notes and References

Footnotes

*Avg Cost is for the top 4 schools only.

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