by our College Data Analytics TeamParks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies is a program of study at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. 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 if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at SIUC was ranked #289 on College Factual's Best Schools for parks and rec list. It is also ranked #12 in Illinois.
Here are some of the other rankings for SIUC.
Part-time undergraduates at SIUC paid an average of $320 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,591 | $9,591 |
| Fees | $5,466 | $5,466 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,100 | $1,100 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,622 | $10,622 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,941 | $2,941 |
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SIUC 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 SIUC Online Learning page.
Women made up around 47.9% of the parks and rec students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 49.2%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 35.1% of the parks and rec bachelor’s degrees at SIUC in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 37%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 3 |
| Black or African American | 18 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 61 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies | 21 |
| Health & Physical Education | 73 |
*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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