University of Western States PhD in Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

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

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Graduate Cost
Online Learning
Student Diversity
Focus Areas
References

How Much Does a Doctorate in Parks & Rec from Western States Chiropractic College Cost?

$9,600 Average Tuition and Fees

Western States Chiropractic College Graduate Tuition and Fees

Part-time graduates at Western States Chiropractic College paid an average of $525 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$9,450	$9,450
Fees	$150	$150

Does Western States Chiropractic College Offer an Online PhD in Parks & Rec?

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

Western States Chiropractic College Doctorate Student Diversity for Parks & Rec

20 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

30.0% Women

20.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

There were 20 doctor’s degrees in parks and rec awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their doctor’s degree in parks and rec in 2019-2020, 30.0% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 47.6%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 20.0% of the parks and rec doctor’s degrees at Western States Chiropractic College in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 19%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

PhD in Parks & Rec Focus Areas at Western States Chiropractic College

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

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
Health & Physical Education	20

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.