Hope College BS in Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

29 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies is a program of study at Hope College. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in parks and rec, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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Bachelor’s Degree Rankings
Undergraduate Cost
Online Learning
Student Diversity
Focus Areas
References

Rankings for the Hope BS in Parks & Rec

#63 in the U.S

#3 in Michigan

Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. Hope is in the top 10% of the country for parks and rec. More specifically it was ranked #63 out of 686 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #3 in Michigan.

Here are some of the other rankings for Hope.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	59
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Schools	63
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Graduates	164
Highest Paid Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Graduates	181
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies (Income $0-$30k)	294
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies (Income $75-$110k)	303
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies (Income $30-$48k)	311
Best Value Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies (Income $0-$30k)	317
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies (Income $48-$75k)	324
Best Value Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies (Income $75-$110k)	329
Best Value Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies (Income $30-$48k)	340
Best Value Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies (Income $48-$75k)	352
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies	403
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies	404
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies	430
Best Value Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies	458
Most Focused Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies	467
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies (Income Over $110k)	486
Best Value Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies (Income Over $110k)	512
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans	514
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies (With Aid)	519
Most Popular Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies	529
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Colleges for Veterans	534
Best Value Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies (With Aid)	554

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Parks & Rec from Hope Cost?

$36,650 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

Hope Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Hope paid an average of $950 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$36,300	$36,300
Fees	$350	$350
Books and Supplies	$1,000	$1,000
On Campus Room and Board	$10,940	$10,940
On Campus Other Expenses	$1,770	$1,770

Learn more about Hope tuition and fees.

Does Hope Offer an Online BS in Parks & Rec?

Hope 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 Hope Online Learning page.

Hope Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Parks & Rec

29 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

62.1% Women

6.9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 29 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 62.1% 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

Around 6.9% of parks and rec bachelor’s degree recipients at Hope in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 37%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	27
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

BS in Parks & Rec Focus Areas at Hope

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

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
Health & Physical Education	29

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.