by our College Data Analytics TeamParks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies is a program of study at St. Thomas Aquinas College. 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, 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. The bachelor's program at STAC was ranked #514 on College Factual's Best Schools for parks and rec list. It is also ranked #23 in New York.
Here are some of the other rankings for STAC.
Part-time undergraduates at STAC paid an average of $1,060 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $33,400 | $33,400 |
| Fees | $800 | $800 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,250 | $1,250 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $14,200 | $14,200 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,860 | $2,860 |
Learn more about STAC tuition and fees.
Online degrees for the STAC 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 STAC Online Learning page.
Women made up around 17.6% 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%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in parks and rec at STAC in 2019-2020, 23.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 37%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 11 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health & Physical Education | 17 |
*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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