Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies is a program of study at The University of Texas at Austin. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in parks and rec, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. Ranked at #6 in College Factual's most recent rankings, UT Austin is in the top 1% of the country for parks and rec students pursuing a bachelor's degree. It is also ranked #1 in Texas.
Here are some of the other rankings for UT Austin.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at UT Austin was $1,795 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $542 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $11,448 | $40,032 |
Books and Supplies | $714 | $714 |
On Campus Room and Board | $12,286 | $12,286 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $4,480 | $4,480 |
Learn more about UT Austin tuition and fees.
Online degrees for the UT Austin parks and rec bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UT Austin Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in parks and rec in 2019-2020, 47.0% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 49.2%.
Around 46.6% of parks and rec bachelor’s degree recipients at UT Austin in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 37%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 17 |
Black or African American | 17 |
Hispanic or Latino | 72 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
White | 122 |
International Students | 8 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 10 |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Health & Physical Education | 247 |
*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.