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2021 Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Tennessee

11 Colleges
2,080 Bachelor's Degrees
$25,678 Avg Cost*

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

Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in TennesseeIn <nil>, parks, recreation, leisure, & fitness studies students earned 2,080 bachelor's degrees from a Tennessee school, making the subject the 4th in the state. This means that 3.9% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.

This year's Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Tennessee ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree 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 Tennessee

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

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Middle Tennessee State University has taken the #1 spot in this year's parks, recreation, leisure, & fitness studies ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the midsize city of Murfreesboro, Middle Tennessee State University is a public school with a very large student population. Middle Tennessee State University also took the #1 spot in our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies in Tennessee rankings.

About 2.3% of Middle Tennessee State University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 7,472 students at Middle Tennessee State University that take at least one class online. 5,576 of Middle Tennessee State University students are attending part time.

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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public school with a very large student population. UT Knoxville did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies in Tennessee list.

The student loan default rate at UT Knoxville is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. There are approximately 12,626 students at UT Knoxville that take at least one class online. 3,889 of UT Knoxville students are attending part time.

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The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Memphis. UofM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Memphis. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UofM has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies in Tennessee ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 3.5%. There are approximately 7,362 students at UofM that take at least one class online. There are roughly 8,225 part time students in attendance at UofM.

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East Tennessee State University earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. ETSU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Johnson City. ETSU also made our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies in Tennessee list, coming in at #6.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.5%. Approximately 5,872 students take at least one class online at ETSU. 3,024 of ETSU students are attending part time.

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The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Chattanooga, UT Chattanooga is a public school with a large student population. UT Chattanooga also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies in Tennessee rankings.

The student loan default rate at UT Chattanooga is lower than is typical, just 1.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 6,689 students take at least one class online at UT Chattanooga. 1,757 of UT Chattanooga students are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize Austin Peay State University as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Located in the medium-sized city of Clarksville, Austin Peay State University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. Austin Peay State University also took the #8 spot in our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies in Tennessee rankings.

About 3.4% of Austin Peay State University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 3,473 students take at least one class online at Austin Peay State University. 3,684 students are part time.

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Tennessee Technological University comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. Located in the remote town of Cookeville, Tennessee Tech University is a public school with a medium-sized student population. Tennessee Tech University also took the #5 spot in our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies in Tennessee rankings.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. Approximately 6,609 students take at least one class online at Tennessee Tech University. There are roughly 1,966 part time students in attendance at Tennessee Tech University.

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Our rankings recognize Tennessee State University as the #8 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of Nashville, Tennessee State University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population. Tennessee State University also made our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies in Tennessee list, coming in at #9.

The student loan default rate at Tennessee State University is lower than is typical, just 4.4% of students default in three years. Approximately 2,651 students take at least one class online at Tennessee State University. 2,446 students are part time.

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The University of Tennessee - Martin comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. UT Martin is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Martin. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UT Martin has also earned the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies in Tennessee ranking.

About 2.2% of UT Martin students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 1,612 students at UT Martin are exclusively online. 2,163 of UT Martin students are attending part time.

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Tusculum University
Greeneville, TN

Our rankings recognize Tusculum University as the #10 school in this year's rankings. Located in the town of Greeneville, Tusculum is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 5.4% of Tusculum students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 747 students at Tusculum that take at least one class online. 325 students are part time.

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

Explore all the Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 3,089
Florida 1,760
Virginia 1,296
Mississippi 890
Georgia 1,646
Alabama 743
West Virginia 1,002
South Carolina 1,116
Louisiana 551
Kentucky 861
Arkansas 720

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