Virginia Commonwealth University MS in Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies is a program of study at Virginia Commonwealth University. The school offers a master’s degree in the area. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in parks and rec, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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Graduate Cost
Online Learning
Student Diversity
Focus Areas
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How Much Does a Master’s in Parks & Rec from VCU Cost?

$15,200 Average Tuition and Fees

VCU Graduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at VCU paid an average of $1,448 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $707 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	$12,703	$26,041
Fees	$2,497	$3,187

Does VCU Offer an Online MS in Parks & Rec?

If you’re one of the many students who want the flexibility of distance learning courses, you’ll be happy to hear that VCU offers online option in its parks and rec master’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the VCU Online Learning page.

VCU Master’s Student Diversity for Parks & Rec

50 Master's Degrees Awarded

50.0% Women

22.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

In the 2019-2020 academic year, 50 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

Women made up around 50.0% of the parks and rec students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 43.7%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 22.0% of the parks and rec master’s degrees at VCU in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 30%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	1
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	35
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

MS in Parks & Rec Focus Areas at VCU

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

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
Health & Physical Education	50

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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