Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies is a program of study at Northwest Missouri State University. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in parks and rec, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Northwest paid an average of $602 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $354 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $5,106 | $11,064 |
Fees | $3,394 | $3,394 |
Books and Supplies | $400 | $400 |
On Campus Room and Board | $9,270 | $9,270 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $2,575 | $2,575 |
Learn more about Northwest tuition and fees.
Online degrees for the Northwest 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 Northwest Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in parks and rec in 2019-2020, 48.8% of them were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 49.2%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in parks and rec at Northwest in 2019-2020, 18.6% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 37%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 4 |
Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 34 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies | 43 |
*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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