Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies is a program of study at George Mason 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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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. GMU was ranked #72 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for parks and rec majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #4 in Virginia.
How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Parks & Rec from GMU Cost?
$13,014Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
GMU Undergraduate Tuition and Fees
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at GMU was $1,520 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $542 per credit hour.
The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
Online degrees for the GMU 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 GMU Online Learning page.
GMU Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Parks & Rec
67Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
58.2%Women
58.2%Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 67 bachelor’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 58.2% of the parks and rec students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020.
This is higher than the nationwide number of 49.2%.
Racial-Ethnic Diversity
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 58.2% of the parks and rec bachelor’s degrees at GMU in 2019-2020.
This is higher than the nationwide number of 37%.
Race/Ethnicity
Number of Students
Asian
11
Black or African American
8
Hispanic or Latino
14
Native American or Alaska Native
0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
0
White
25
International Students
2
Other Races/Ethnicities
7
BS in Parks & Rec Focus Areas at GMU
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
*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.
by our College Data Analytics Team
