2021 Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region
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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 Plains States Region ranking analyzed 43 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in parks & rec. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality parks, recreation, leisure, & fitness studies programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the parks, recreation, leisure, & fitness studies program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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2021 Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Top 10 Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Chadron State College has taken the #1 spot in this year's parks, recreation, leisure, & fitness studies ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the remote town of Chadron, Chadron State College is a public college with a small student population. Chadron State College not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #9 on our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies in the Plains States Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. 971 of Chadron State College students are exclusively distance learners. 700 of Chadron State College students are attending part time.
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University of Northern Iowa earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the small city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public college with a medium-sized student population. UNI also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies in the Plains States Region rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. Approximately 4,212 students take at least one class online at UNI. 1,478 of UNI students are attending part time.
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University of Iowa earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a very large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Iowa has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies in the Plains States Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. There are approximately 12,975 students at Iowa that take at least one class online. 5,055 students are part time.
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Minnesota State University - Mankato comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the city of Mankato. Minnesota State Mankato also took the #7 spot in our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies in the Plains States Region rankings.
The student loan default rate at Minnesota State Mankato is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. Approximately 5,945 students take at least one class online at Minnesota State Mankato. About 3,872 of the students at Minnesota State Mankato are attending part time.
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Lindenwood University earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. Lindenwood University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Charles.
The student loan default rate at Lindenwood University is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. Approximately 3,030 students take at least one class online at Lindenwood University. 2,413 of Lindenwood University students are attending part time.
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Winona State University comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. Winona State is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Winona. Winona State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies in the Plains States Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. Approximately 2,776 students take at least one class online at Winona State. 1,337 of Winona State students are attending part time.
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South Dakota State University landed the #7 spot in our 2021 best parks, recreation, leisure, & fitness studies schools for non-traditional students. South Dakota State is a fairly large public school located in the town of Brookings. South Dakota State also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies in the Plains States Region rankings.
The student loan default rate at South Dakota State is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. Approximately 3,503 students take at least one class online at South Dakota State. 3,375 students are part time.
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University of Nebraska at Kearney landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best parks, recreation, leisure, & fitness studies schools for non-traditional students. Located in the distant town of Kearney, UNK is a public school with a moderately-sized student population. UNK also took the #6 spot in our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies in the Plains States Region rankings.
The student loan default rate at UNK is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. 2,457 of UNK students are exclusively distance learners. 2,176 students are part time.
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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best parks, recreation, leisure, & fitness studies schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a very large student population. UMN Twin Cities also took the #3 spot in our Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies in the Plains States Region rankings.
The student loan default rate at UMN Twin Cities is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. Approximately 21,237 students take at least one class online at UMN Twin Cities. There are roughly 13,655 part time students in attendance at UMN Twin Cities.
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The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Concordia University, Saint Paul. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
The student loan default rate at Concordia University, Saint Paul is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. 3,352 students at Concordia University, Saint Paul are exclusively online. About 1,261 of the students at Concordia University, Saint Paul are attending part time.
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