by our College Data Analytics TeamParks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies is a program of study at University of Illinois at Springfield. 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 parks and rec major at UIS is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Parks & Rec. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.
Here are some of the other rankings for UIS.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at UIS paid an average of $388 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $331 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,592 | $16,120 |
| Fees | $2,408 | $2,408 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $9,760 | $9,760 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,700 | $2,700 |
Learn more about UIS tuition and fees.
UIS 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 UIS Online Learning page.
About 80.0% of the students who received their BS in parks and rec in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 49.2%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in parks and rec at UIS in 2019-2020, 26.7% 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 | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 11 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health & Physical Education | 15 |
*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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