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2021 Best Recreation Administration Colleges for Non-Traditional Students

40 Colleges
2,175 Bachelor's Degrees
$26,586 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Recreation Administration Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Recreation Administration Colleges for Non-Traditional StudentsIn <nil>, 2,175 people earned their bachelor's in recreation administration, making the major the #128 most popular in the United States.

This year's Best Recreation Administration Colleges for Non-Traditional Students ranking analyzed 40 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in recreation admin. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent recreation administration 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 recreation administration 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 Recreation Administration Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Recreation Administration Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.

Top 10 Best Recreation Administration Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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Johnson & Wales University - North Miami tops the 2021 list of our schools in the United States that are best for non-traditional recreation administration students. JWU North Miami is a school located in the of North Miami. JWU North Miami also took the #7 spot in our Best Colleges for Recreation Administration rankings.

About 0.0% of JWU North Miami students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. All students are part time.

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Our rankings recognize Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Charlotte, JWU Charlotte is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, JWU Charlotte has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Recreation Administration ranking.

About 1.5% of JWU Charlotte students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 101 students take at least one class online at JWU Charlotte. There are roughly 31 part time students in attendance at JWU Charlotte.

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Our rankings recognize Johnson & Wales University - Denver as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Located in the of Denver, JWU Denver is a school with a student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, JWU Denver has also earned the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Recreation Administration ranking.

The student loan default rate at JWU Denver is lower than is typical, just 0.0% of students default in three years. All students are part time.

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Clemson University
Clemson, SC

The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Clemson University. Clemson is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Clemson. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Clemson, the school also landed the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Recreation Administration ranking.

The student loan default rate at Clemson is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. Approximately 11,161 students take at least one class online at Clemson. There are roughly 3,412 part time students in attendance at Clemson.

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North Carolina State University comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Raleigh. As a testament to the quality of education offered at NC State, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Recreation Administration ranking.

About 1.0% of NC State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 14,604 students at NC State that take at least one class online. There are roughly 7,732 part time students in attendance at NC State.

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Johnson & Wales University - Providence earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. JWU Providence is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Providence.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.5%. There are approximately 1,004 students at JWU Providence that take at least one class online. 406 students are part time.

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The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. Located in the small suburb of Durham, UNH is a public school with a large student population. UNH also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges for Recreation Administration rankings.

About 1.0% of UNH students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 3,625 students at UNH that take at least one class online. About 1,355 of the students at UNH are attending part time.

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University of Florida
Gainesville, FL

University of Florida comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. UF is a very large public school located in the city of Gainesville. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UF, the school also landed the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Recreation Administration ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. Approximately 22,865 students take at least one class online at UF. 11,205 of UF students are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus as the #9 school in this year's rankings. Located in the small city of University Park, Penn State University Park is a public college with a fairly large student population. Penn State University Park not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #5 on our Best Colleges for Recreation Administration list.

The student loan default rate at Penn State University Park is lower than is typical, just 0.0% of students default in three years. All of Penn State University Park students are attending part time.

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Kean University
Union, NJ

The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Kean University. Kean is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Union.

The student loan default rate at Kean is lower than is typical, just 3.1% of students default in three years. There are approximately 1,503 students at Kean that take at least one class online. About 3,314 of the students at Kean are attending part time.

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Recreation Administration by Region

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New England
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Southwest
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*Avg Cost is for the top 25 schools only.

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