by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies is a major offered under the parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies program of study at University of Southern Mississippi. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in parks and rec, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, 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 Southern Miss was ranked #62 on College Factual's Best Schools for parks and rec list. It is also ranked #1 in Mississippi.
Here are some of the other rankings for Southern Miss.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Southern Miss paid an average of $450 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $366 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $8,786 | $10,786 |
| Fees | $110 | $110 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,400 | $1,400 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,937 | $10,937 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,527 | $3,527 |
Learn more about Southern Miss tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Parks & Rec students who received their bachelor’s degree at Southern Miss took out an average of $35,895 in student loans. That is 60% higher than the national average of $22,467.
The median early career salary of parks and rec students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Southern Miss is $28,719 per year. That is 3% lower than the national average of $29,751.
Online degrees for the Southern Miss 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 Southern Miss Online Learning page.
About 87.5% of the students who received their BS in parks and rec in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 55.2%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in parks and rec at Southern Miss in 2019-2020, 62.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 30%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 14 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 9 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies | 24 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to parks, recreation and leisure studies.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health & Physical Education | 127 |
View All Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Related Majors >
*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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