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2021 Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region

5 Colleges
349 Bachelor's Degrees
$27,755 Avg Cost*

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

Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region

For this year's Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a bachelor's in parks & rec. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality parks, recreation & leisure studies 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 parks, recreation & leisure studies 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 Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying parks & rec.

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

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has taken the #1 spot in this year's parks, recreation & leisure studies ranking for non-traditional students. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIUC, the school also landed the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

About 0.6% of UIUC students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 35,475 students take at least one class online at UIUC. 10,007 of UIUC students are attending part time.

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Indiana University - Bloomington earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public college with a fairly large student population. IU Bloomington also made our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #2.

The student loan default rate at IU Bloomington is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. There are approximately 18,013 students at IU Bloomington that take at least one class online. 5,256 of IU Bloomington students are attending part time.

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Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best parks, recreation & leisure studies schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population. SIUC not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #3 on our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies in the Great Lakes Region list.

About 2.4% of SIUC students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 2,640 students at SIUC that take at least one class online. 2,629 students are part time.

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Bowling Green State University - Main Campus comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. Located in the fringe town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public school with a large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, BGSU has also earned the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

About 2.2% of BGSU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 4,353 students take at least one class online at BGSU. About 4,329 of the students at BGSU are attending part time.

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Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, MI

Central Michigan University comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public college with a fairly large student population. Central Michigan not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #5 on our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies in the Great Lakes Region list.

About 1.2% of Central Michigan students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 3,727 students take at least one class online at Central Michigan. 3,991 students are part time.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best for non-traditional students parks, recreation & leisure studies schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 16
Ohio 80
Illinois 127
Indiana 135

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

Notes and References

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*Avg Cost is for the top 5 schools only.

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