by our College Data Analytics TeamParks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies is a program of study at Dakota Wesleyan University. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in parks and rec, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, 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. The bachelor's program at Dakota Wesleyan University was ranked #341 on College Factual's Best Schools for parks and rec list. It is also ranked #6 in South Dakota.
Here are some of the other rankings for Dakota Wesleyan University.
Part-time undergraduates at Dakota Wesleyan University paid an average of $550 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 undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $28,700 | $28,700 |
| Fees | $1,070 | $1,070 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $7,350 | $7,350 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $1,850 | $1,850 |
Learn more about Dakota Wesleyan University tuition and fees.
Dakota Wesleyan University does not offer an online option for its parks and rec bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Dakota Wesleyan University Online Learning page.
About 20.0% of the students who received their BS in parks and rec in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 49.2%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in parks and rec at Dakota Wesleyan University in 2019-2020, 33.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 37%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 10 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| 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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