by our College Data Analytics TeamParks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies is a program of study at Eastern Michigan University. The school offers a master’s degree in the area. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in parks and rec, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Eastern Michigan was $1,469 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $826 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $14,868 | $26,442 |
| Fees | $110 | $110 |
Eastern Michigan does not offer an online option for its parks and rec master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Eastern Michigan Online Learning page.
Women made up around 42.9% of the parks and rec students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 43.7%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in parks and rec at Eastern Michigan in 2019-2020, 21.4% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 30%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 10 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health & Physical Education | 14 |
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.