University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign PhD in Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

12 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies is a program of study at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school offers a doctor’s degree in the area. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the doctor’s degree program in parks and rec, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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Graduate Cost
Online Learning
Student Diversity
Focus Areas
References

How Much Does a Doctorate in Parks & Rec from UIUC Cost?

$17,912 Average Tuition and Fees

UIUC Graduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time graduates at UIUC paid an average of $680 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $525 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	$15,016	$27,187
Fees	$2,896	$2,896

Does UIUC Offer an Online PhD in Parks & Rec?

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

UIUC Doctorate Student Diversity for Parks & Rec

12 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

33.3% Women

25.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 12 doctor’s degrees in parks and rec handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 33.3% of the parks and rec students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 47.6%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in parks and rec at UIUC in 2019-2020, 25.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 19%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

PhD in Parks & Rec Focus Areas at UIUC

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

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies	2
Health & Physical Education	10

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.

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