Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies is a program of study at Missouri State University - Springfield. 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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How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Parks & Rec from Missouri State Cost?
$7,938Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
Missouri State Undergraduate Tuition and Fees
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Missouri State was $517 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $228 per credit hour.
The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
Does Missouri State Offer an Online BS in Parks & Rec?
Online degrees for the Missouri State 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 Missouri State Online Learning page.
Missouri State Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Parks & Rec
141Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
61.7%Women
17.0%Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 141 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
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in parks and rec in 2019-2020, 61.7% of them were women.
This is higher than the nationwide number of 49.2%.
Racial-Ethnic Diversity
Around 17.0% of parks and rec bachelor’s degree recipients at Missouri State in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*.
This is lower than the nationwide number of 37%.
Race/Ethnicity
Number of Students
Asian
4
Black or African American
5
Hispanic or Latino
11
Native American or Alaska Native
0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
0
White
115
International Students
1
Other Races/Ethnicities
5
BS in Parks & Rec Focus Areas at Missouri State
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.