Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Mercy College

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Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available at Mercy

Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Mercy Parks & Rec Rankings

The parks & rec major at Mercy is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

During the 2021-2022 academic year, Mercy College handed out 22 bachelor's degrees in parks, recreation, leisure, & fitness studies. This is an increase of 10% over the previous year when 20 degrees were handed out.

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Parks & Rec from Mercy Cost?

$22,106 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

Mercy Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2022-2023 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Mercy paid an average of $892 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$21,236	$21,236
Fees	$870	$870
Books and Supplies	$1,692	$1,692
On Campus Room and Board	$14,700	$14,700
On Campus Other Expenses	$3,940	$3,940

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Mercy Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Program Diversity

The parks & rec program at Mercy awarded 22 bachelor's degrees in 2021-2022. About 45% of these degrees went to men with the other 55% going to women.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Mercy College with a bachelor's in parks & rec.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	4
Non-Resident Aliens	2
Other Races	2

Does Mercy Offer an Online BS in Parks & Rec?

Mercy does not offer an online option for its parks & rec bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Mercy Online Learning page.

Mercy Parks & Rec Students

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the parks & rec majors at Mercy College.

Parks & Rec Majors

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas. Individual majors may not be available for all degree levels.

Major	Annual Graduates
Health & Physical Education	22

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Public Administration & Social Service	59

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