Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies is a program of study at Northern Illinois University. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area.
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How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Parks & Rec from NIU Cost?
$14,392Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
NIU Undergraduate Tuition and Fees
Part-time undergraduates at NIU paid an average of $348 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students.
The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
Online degrees for the NIU 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 NIU Online Learning page.
NIU Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Parks & Rec
62Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
27.4%Women
41.9%Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 62 bachelor’s degrees in parks and rec awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.
Male-to-Female Ratio
Women made up around 27.4% of the parks and rec students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020.
This is less than the nationwide number of 49.2%.
Racial-Ethnic Diversity
Around 41.9% of parks and rec bachelor’s degree recipients at NIU in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*.
This is higher than the nationwide number of 37%.
Race/Ethnicity
Number of Students
Asian
2
Black or African American
9
Hispanic or Latino
13
Native American or Alaska Native
0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
0
White
36
International Students
0
Other Races/Ethnicities
2
BS in Parks & Rec Focus Areas at NIU
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.