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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor PhD in Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies is a program of study at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school offers a doctor’s degree in the area. Here, you’ll find out more about the major doctor’s degree program in parks and rec, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.

If there’s something special you’re looking for, you can use one of the links below to find it:

• Graduate Cost
• Online Learning
• Student Diversity
• Focus Areas
• References

How Much Does a Doctorate in Parks & Rec from U-M Cost?

U-M Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at U-M was $2,686 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $1,309 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	$24,344	$49,120
Fees	$428	$428

Does U-M Offer an Online PhD in Parks & Rec?

Online degrees for the U-M 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 U-M Online Learning page.

U-M Doctorate Student Diversity for Parks & Rec

During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 7 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 57.1% of the parks and rec students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 47.6%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in parks and rec at U-M in 2019-2020, 28.6% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 19%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	4
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

PhD in Parks & Rec Focus Areas at U-M

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

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
Health & Physical Education	7

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.

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.