University of South Carolina - Columbia PhD in Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

5 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies is a program of study at University of South Carolina - Columbia. The school offers a doctor’s degree in the area. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’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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Graduate Cost
Online Learning
Student Diversity
Focus Areas
References

How Much Does a Doctorate in Parks & Rec from UofSC Cost?

$14,137 Average Tuition and Fees

UofSC Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at UofSC was $1,240 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $572 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$13,737	$29,760
Fees	$400	$400

Does UofSC Offer an Online PhD in Parks & Rec?

Online degrees for the UofSC 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 UofSC Online Learning page.

UofSC Doctorate Student Diversity for Parks & Rec

5 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

40.0% Women

40.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 5 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 40.0% of the parks and rec students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 47.6%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in parks and rec at UofSC in 2019-2020, 40.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 19%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	2
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

PhD in Parks & Rec Focus Areas at UofSC

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

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
Health & Physical Education	5

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.