Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies is a program of study at West Chester University of Pennsylvania. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area.
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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How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Parks & Rec from WCUPA Cost?
$10,423Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
WCUPA Undergraduate Tuition and Fees
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at WCUPA paid an average of $805 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $322 per credit hour.
The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
WCUPA 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 WCUPA Online Learning page.
WCUPA Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Parks & Rec
168Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
63.7%Women
21.4%Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 168 bachelor’s degrees in parks and rec handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.
Male-to-Female Ratio
About 63.7% 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%.
Racial-Ethnic Diversity
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 21.4% of the parks and rec bachelor’s degrees at WCUPA in 2019-2020.
This is lower than the nationwide number of 37%.
Race/Ethnicity
Number of Students
Asian
4
Black or African American
16
Hispanic or Latino
11
Native American or Alaska Native
0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
1
White
131
International Students
0
Other Races/Ethnicities
5
BS in Parks & Rec Focus Areas at WCUPA
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
*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.