by our College Data Analytics TeamParks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies is a program of study at Utah Valley 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, whether or not the degree is offered online, 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 UVU was ranked #360 on College Factual's Best Schools for parks and rec list. It is also ranked #3 in Utah.
Here are some of the other rankings for UVU.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at UVU was $671 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $216 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $5,192 | $16,092 |
| Fees | $714 | $714 |
| Books and Supplies | $588 | $588 |
Learn more about UVU tuition and fees.
Online degrees for the UVU 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 UVU Online Learning page.
About 40.4% of the students who received their BS in parks and rec in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 49.2%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 14.0% of the parks and rec bachelor’s degrees at UVU in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 37%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 96 |
| International Students | 0 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Health & Physical Education | 114 |
*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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