Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies is a program of study at University of Akron Main Campus. 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 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at University of Akron Main Campus was $646 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $390 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $9,596 | $15,500 |
Fees | $2,265 | $2,265 |
Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
On Campus Room and Board | $12,296 | $12,296 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $2,520 | $2,520 |
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University of Akron Main Campus 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 University of Akron Main Campus Online Learning page.
Women made up around 25.0% 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 University of Akron Main Campus in 2019-2020, 54.4% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 37%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 27 |
Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 28 |
International Students | 2 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 5 |
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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Health & Physical Education | 68 |
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.