University of Alabama at Birmingham PhD in Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies is a program of study at University of Alabama at Birmingham. The school offers a doctor’s degree in the area. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the doctor’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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How Much Does a Doctorate in Parks & Rec from UAB Cost?

$8,100 Average Tuition and Fees

UAB Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at UAB was $1,066 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $450 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$8,100	$19,188

Does UAB Offer an Online PhD in Parks & Rec?

Online degrees for the UAB parks and rec doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UAB Online Learning page.

UAB Doctorate Student Diversity for Parks & Rec

11 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

72.7% Women

45.5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 11 doctor’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

Women made up around 72.7% of the parks and rec students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 47.6%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in parks and rec at UAB in 2019-2020, 45.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 19%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

PhD in Parks & Rec Focus Areas at UAB

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
Health & Physical Education	11

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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