Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies is a program of study at Pacific Lutheran University. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area.
Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in parks and rec, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. PLU was ranked #82 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for parks and rec majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #2 in Washington.
How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Parks & Rec from PLU Cost?
$46,200Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
PLU Undergraduate Tuition and Fees
Part-time undergraduates at PLU paid an average of $1,420 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students.
The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
Online degrees for the PLU parks and 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 PLU Online Learning page.
PLU Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Parks & Rec
52Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
61.5%Women
40.4%Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 52 students received their bachelor’s degree in parks and rec. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.
Male-to-Female Ratio
About 61.5% of the students who received their BS in parks and rec in 2019-2020 were women.
This is higher than the nationwide number of 49.2%.
Racial-Ethnic Diversity
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 40.4% of the parks and rec bachelor’s degrees at PLU in 2019-2020.
This is higher than the nationwide number of 37%.
Race/Ethnicity
Number of Students
Asian
5
Black or African American
0
Hispanic or Latino
7
Native American or Alaska Native
1
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
1
White
30
International Students
0
Other Races/Ethnicities
8
BS in Parks & Rec Focus Areas at PLU
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.