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

Here, you'll find out more about the major, including such details as the number of graduates, what degree levels are offered, ethnicity of students, and more. In addition, we cover how Merrimack ranks in comparison to other schools with parks & rec programs.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Merrimack Parks & Rec Rankings

The parks & rec major at Merrimack 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, Merrimack College handed out 64 bachelor's degrees in parks, recreation, leisure, & fitness studies. This is an increase of 42% over the previous year when 45 degrees were handed out.

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

Merrimack Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

In 2022-2023, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Merrimack was $1,645 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$47,636	$47,636
Fees	$4,150	$4,150
Books and Supplies	$1,000	$1,000
On Campus Room and Board	$19,995	$19,995
On Campus Other Expenses	$1,500	$1,500

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

During the 2021-2022 academic year, 64 parks & rec majors earned their bachelor's degree from Merrimack. Of these graduates, 72% were men and 28% were women.

The majority of the students with this major are white. About 78% of 2022 graduates were in this category.

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

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	50
Non-Resident Aliens	4
Other Races	4

Does Merrimack Offer an Online BS in Parks & Rec?

Online degrees for the Merrimack parks & rec bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Merrimack Online Learning page.

Merrimack Parks & Rec Students

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the parks & rec majors at Merrimack 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	64

Majors Similar to Parks & Rec

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Public Administration & Social Service	20

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References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Merrimack Colleges Church under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.