Northwestern State University of Louisiana MS in Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies is a program of study at Northwestern State University of Louisiana. The school offers a master’s degree in the area. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in parks and rec, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.

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Graduate Cost
Online Learning
Student Diversity
Focus Areas
References

How Much Does a Master’s in Parks & Rec from NSU Cost?

$9,614 Average Tuition and Fees

NSU Graduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time graduates at NSU paid an average of $927 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $476 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$5,738	$16,526
Fees	$3,876	$3,876

Does NSU Offer an Online MS in Parks & Rec?

If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. NSU does offer online classes in its parks and rec master’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the NSU Online Learning page.

NSU Master’s Student Diversity for Parks & Rec

16 Master's Degrees Awarded

25.0% Women

6.3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

In the 2019-2020 academic year, 16 students received their master’s degree in parks and rec. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their master’s degree in parks and rec in 2019-2020, 25.0% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 43.7%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 6.3% of the parks and rec master’s degrees at NSU in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 30%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	12
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

MS in Parks & Rec Focus Areas at NSU

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
Health & Physical Education	16

References

*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.