Undergrad ProgramsGraduate Programs

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities MS in Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies is a program of study at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school offers a master’s degree in the area. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in parks and rec, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.

You can jump to any section of this page using the links below:

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

How Much Does a Master’s in Parks & Rec from UMN Twin Cities Cost?

UMN Twin Cities Graduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time graduates at UMN Twin Cities paid an average of $2,267 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $1,465 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$17,580	$27,204
Fees	$1,641	$1,641

Does UMN Twin Cities Offer an Online MS in Parks & Rec?

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

UMN Twin Cities Master’s Student Diversity for Parks & Rec

In the 2019-2020 academic year, 33 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, 54.5% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 43.7%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 12.1% of the parks and rec master’s degrees at UMN Twin Cities in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 30%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	14
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

MS in Parks & Rec Focus Areas at UMN Twin Cities

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

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
Health & Physical Education	33

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.