by our College Data Analytics TeamParks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies is a program of study at Georgia State University. The school offers a doctor’s degree in the area. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’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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Out-of-state part-time graduates at Georgia State paid an average of $1,259 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $398 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,164 | $22,662 |
| Fees | $2,128 | $2,128 |
Georgia State does not offer an online option for its parks and rec doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Georgia State Online Learning page.
About 60.0% of the students who received their PhD in parks and rec in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 47.6%.
Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in parks and rec at Georgia State in 2019-2020, 20.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 19%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 2 |
| International Students | 2 |
| 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 | 5 |
*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.
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