University of South Dakota MS in Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

31 Master's Degrees Awarded

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies is a program of study at University of South Dakota. The school offers a master’s degree in the area. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’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 Master’s in Parks & Rec from USD Cost?

$7,043 Average Tuition and Fees

USD Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at USD was $648 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $337 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$6,062	$11,656
Fees	$981	$981

Does USD Offer an Online MS in Parks & Rec?

USD does not offer an online option for its parks and rec master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the USD Online Learning page.

USD Master’s Student Diversity for Parks & Rec

31 Master's Degrees Awarded

45.2% Women

12.9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

In the 2019-2020 academic year, 31 students received their master’s degree in parks and rec. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their master’s degree in parks and rec in 2019-2020, 45.2% of them were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 43.7%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in parks and rec at USD in 2019-2020, 12.9% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 30%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
Native American or Alaska Native	1
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	26
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

MS in Parks & Rec Focus Areas at USD

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

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
Health & Physical Education	31

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.