2021 Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region
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Finding the Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree 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 Southeast 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
Radford University has taken the #1 spot in this year's parks, recreation & leisure studies ranking for non-traditional students. Radford is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Radford. Radford also made our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies in the Southeast Region list, coming in at #3.
About 1.8% of Radford students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 4,017 students take at least one class online at Radford. 2,252 students are part time.
The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to East Carolina University. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, ECU has also earned the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies in the Southeast Region ranking.
About 1.7% of ECU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 12,522 students take at least one class online at ECU. 7,199 of ECU students are attending part time.
University of Arkansas landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best parks, recreation & leisure studies schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public school with a very large student population. UARK not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #1 on our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies in the Southeast Region list.
The student loan default rate at UARK is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. There are approximately 6,821 students at UARK that take at least one class online. There are roughly 5,786 part time students in attendance at UARK.
The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Georgia Southern University. Located in the town of Statesboro, GaSou is a public college with a very large student population. GaSou also made our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies in the Southeast Region list, coming in at #4.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.0%. There are approximately 13,579 students at GaSou that take at least one class online. About 6,344 of the students at GaSou are attending part time.
The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Virginia Wesleyan University. Located in the city of Virginia Beach, VWU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. VWU not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #5 on our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies in the Southeast Region list.
The student loan default rate at VWU is lower than is typical, just 2.0% of students default in three years. 186 of VWU students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 196 part time students in attendance at VWU.
Shepherd University earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Shepherd University is a small public school located in the fringe town of Shepherdstown. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Shepherd University, the school also landed the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies in the Southeast Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at Shepherd University is lower than is typical, just 3.9% of students default in three years. There are approximately 1,584 students at Shepherd University that take at least one class online. 830 students are part time.
Grambling State University earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the town of Grambling, GSU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, GSU has also earned the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies in the Southeast Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 7.3%. Approximately 3,500 students take at least one class online at GSU. 1,240 students are part time.
University of South Alabama comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Mobile, USA is a public college with a large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at USA, the school also landed the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies in the Southeast Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at USA is lower than is typical, just 2.3% of students default in three years. There are approximately 4,252 students at USA that take at least one class online. About 2,444 of the students at USA are attending part time.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
