by our College Data Analytics TeamParks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies is a program of study at Stephen F Austin State University. 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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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 SFASU was ranked #212 on College Factual's Best Schools for parks and rec list. It is also ranked #16 in Texas.
Here are some of the other rankings for SFASU.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at SFASU paid an average of $971 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $562 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,842 | $18,858 |
| Fees | $2,758 | $2,758 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,202 | $1,202 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $9,642 | $9,642 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,674 | $3,674 |
Learn more about SFASU tuition and fees.
SFASU 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 SFASU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 47.3% of the parks and rec students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. 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 SFASU in 2019-2020, 40.4% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 37%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 36 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 15 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 80 |
| International Students | 4 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 7 |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health & Physical Education | 146 |
*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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