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Pennsylvania State University - University Park PhD in Recreation Administration

The main focus area for this major is Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Recreation Administration is a major offered under the parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies program of study at Pennsylvania State University - University Park. Here, you’ll find out more about the major doctor’s degree program in recreation admin, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.

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Rankings for the Penn State University Park PhD in Recreation Admin

#211 in the U.S
#27 in Pennsylvania

Each year, College Factual produces its Best Recreation Administration Doctor's Degree Schools ranking to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. A school's placement in this ranking is determined by a number of objective factors, including student debt accumulation, post-graduation earnings, and student and faculty diversity.

On the 2021 list, Penn State University Park was ranked #211 out of 464 schools in the country for this major at the doctorate level. It is also ranked #27 in Pennsylvania.

How Much Does a Doctorate in Recreation Admin from Penn State University Park Cost?

$22,994 Average Tuition and Fees

Penn State University Park Graduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time graduates at Penn State University Park paid an average of $1,571 per credit hour in 2018-2019. The average for in-state students was $915 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

In State Out of State
Tuition $21,960 $37,694
Fees $1,034 $1,034

Does Penn State University Park Offer an Online PhD in Recreation Admin?

Online degrees for the Penn State University Park recreation admin doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Penn State University Park Online Learning page.

Penn State University Park Doctorate Student Diversity for Recreation Admin

4 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
50.0% Women
During the 2018-2019 academic year, there were 4 doctor’s degrees in recreation admin handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 50.0% of the recreation admin students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2018-2019. This is less than the nationwide number of 70.6%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

None of the recreation admin doctor’s degree recipients at Penn State University Park in 2018-2019 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 1
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

PhD in Recreation Admin Focus Areas at Penn State University Park

Recreation Administration students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management 4

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Physical Education 4

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References

*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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