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2021 Best Health & Physical Education Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Rocky Mountains Region

14 Colleges
1,854 Bachelor's Degrees
$24,960 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Health & Physical Education Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Health & Physical Education Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Rocky Mountains Region

For this year's Best Health & Physical Education Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, we looked at 14 colleges that offer a bachelor's in phys ed. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality health & physical education programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the health & physical education 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 Health & Physical Education Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Health & Physical Education Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.

Top 10 Best Health & Physical Education Schools for Non-Traditional Students

1
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University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT

University of Utah tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that are best for non-traditional health & physical education students. U of U is a fairly large public school located in the city of Salt Lake City. U of U also made our Best Colleges for Health & Physical Education in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #1.

About 0.8% of U of U students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 19,378 students at U of U that take at least one class online. 7,185 students are part time.

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University of Northern Colorado earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Greeley, University of Northern Colorado is a public school with a medium-sized student population. University of Northern Colorado also made our Best Colleges for Health & Physical Education in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #4.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. There are approximately 3,583 students at University of Northern Colorado that take at least one class online. 3,468 students are part time.

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Our rankings recognize Colorado State University - Fort Collins as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public school with a very large student population. Colorado State also made our Best Colleges for Health & Physical Education in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #2.

The student loan default rate at Colorado State is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 12,180 students take at least one class online at Colorado State. 9,631 of Colorado State students are attending part time.

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Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best health & physical education schools for non-traditional students. Located in the medium-sized city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at BYU, the school also landed the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Health & Physical Education in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.

The student loan default rate at BYU is lower than is typical, just 0.4% of students default in three years. There are approximately 12,325 students at BYU that take at least one class online. There are roughly 4,504 part time students in attendance at BYU.

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Utah Valley University earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. UVU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Orem. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UVU has also earned the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for Health & Physical Education in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.

The student loan default rate at UVU is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. Approximately 15,690 students take at least one class online at UVU. About 22,387 of the students at UVU are attending part time.

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Colorado State University - Pueblo landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best health & physical education schools for non-traditional students. Located in the midsize city of Pueblo, Colorado State University - Pueblo is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 3.1% of Colorado State University - Pueblo students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 2,048 students take at least one class online at Colorado State University - Pueblo. 3,072 students are part time.

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Our rankings recognize Lewis - Clark State College as the #7 school in this year's rankings. Lewis - Clark State College is a small public school located in the small city of Lewiston.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.5%. Approximately 1,099 students take at least one class online at Lewis - Clark State College. 1,646 of Lewis - Clark State College students are attending part time.

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Metropolitan State University of Denver landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best health & physical education schools for non-traditional students. MSU Denver is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Denver.

The student loan default rate at MSU Denver is lower than is typical, just 2.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 8,148 students at MSU Denver that take at least one class online. There are roughly 7,163 part time students in attendance at MSU Denver.

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University of Wyoming landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best health & physical education schools for non-traditional students. UW is a fairly large public school located in the town of Laramie. UW also made our Best Colleges for Health & Physical Education in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #5.

The student loan default rate at UW is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. There are approximately 5,894 students at UW that take at least one class online. 2,493 of UW students are attending part time.

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Boise State University landed the #10 spot in our 2021 best health & physical education schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Boise, Boise State is a public school with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Boise State has also earned the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Health & Physical Education in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.0%. Approximately 10,868 students take at least one class online at Boise State. There are roughly 11,239 part time students in attendance at Boise State.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Health & Physical Education Colleges by State

Explore the best for non-traditional students health & physical education colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Utah 884
Colorado 768
Idaho 143
Montana 87
Wyoming 86

Health & Physical Education 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 14 schools only.

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