by our College Data Analytics TeamParks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies is a program of study at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. 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, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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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 |
UIUC 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 UIUC Online Learning page.
About 38.6% of the students who received their MS in parks and rec in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 43.7%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in parks and rec at UIUC in 2019-2020, 29.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 30%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 30 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
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 | 29 |
| Health & Physical Education | 15 |
*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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