2021 Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region
40Colleges
7,370Bachelor's Degrees
$28,249Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region ranking looked at 40 colleges that offer a bachelor's in parks & rec. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent parks, recreation, leisure, & fitness studies 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 parks, recreation, leisure, & fitness 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, & Fitness Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region
Check out the parks & rec programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.
Top 10 Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students
San Jose State University has taken the #1 spot in this year's parks, recreation, leisure, & fitness studies ranking for non-traditional students. San Jose State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Jose. San Jose State also made our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies in the Far Western US Region list, coming in at #1.
The student loan default rate at San Jose State is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. There are approximately 19,939 students at San Jose State that take at least one class online. There are roughly 9,800 part time students in attendance at San Jose State.
California State University - Sacramento comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Located in the large city of Sacramento, Sac State is a public college with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Sac State, the school also landed the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies in the Far Western US Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. There are approximately 16,876 students at Sac State that take at least one class online. There are roughly 7,378 part time students in attendance at Sac State.
The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to California State University - East Bay. Located in the large suburb of Hayward, Cal State East Bay is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The student loan default rate at Cal State East Bay is lower than is typical, just 1.3% of students default in three years. 7,069 students at Cal State East Bay are exclusively online. 3,650 of Cal State East Bay students are attending part time.
Central Washington University earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the distant town of Ellensburg, CWU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. CWU also made our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies in the Far Western US Region list, coming in at #8.
The student loan default rate at CWU is lower than is typical, just 1.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 4,411 students take at least one class online at CWU. There are roughly 1,565 part time students in attendance at CWU.
The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to California State University - Long Beach. CSULB is a fairly large public school located in the city of Long Beach. CSULB also made our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies in the Far Western US Region list, coming in at #3.
The student loan default rate at CSULB is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 24,806 students take at least one class online at CSULB. There are roughly 8,046 part time students in attendance at CSULB.
California State University - Chico landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best parks, recreation, leisure, & fitness studies schools for non-traditional students. Chico State is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Chico. Chico State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies in the Far Western US Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.2%. There are approximately 10,804 students at Chico State that take at least one class online. 2,083 students are part time.
San Francisco State University comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. Located in the large city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public school with a very large student population.
About 1.8% of SFSU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 14,003 of SFSU students are exclusively distance learners. About 6,034 of the students at SFSU are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize Oregon State University as the #8 school in this year's rankings. Oregon State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Corvallis. Oregon State also made our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies in the Far Western US Region list, coming in at #2.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. 10,888 of Oregon State students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 10,920 part time students in attendance at Oregon State.
San Diego State University comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public school with a fairly large student population. SDSU also made our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies in the Far Western US Region list, coming in at #4.
About 1.1% of SDSU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 21,657 students at SDSU that take at least one class online. 5,452 of SDSU students are attending part time.
The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to California State University - Fresno. Located in the large city of Fresno, Fresno State is a public school with a very large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. There are approximately 17,956 students at Fresno State that take at least one class online. About 4,540 of the students at Fresno State 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).
