Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Arkansas Tech University

If you are interested in studying parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies, you may want to check out the program at Arkansas Tech University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

ATU is located in Russellville, Arkansas and has a total student population of 10,829. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students received a bachelor's degree in parks and rec from ATU.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies section at the bottom of this page.

ATU Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec
• Master’s Degree in Parks & Rec

ATU Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the parks and rec progam at ATU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The parks and rec major at ATU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	99
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master’s Degree Schools	205
Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master’s Degree Schools	348

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in parks and rec from ATU. This makes it the #349 most popular school for parks and rec master’s degree candidates in the country.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at ATU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the parks and rec majors at Arkansas Tech University.

ATU Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 parks and rec majors earned their bachelor's degree from ATU. Of these graduates, 73% were men and 27% were women.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at ATU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Arkansas Tech University with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

ATU Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students earned a master's degree in parks and rec from ATU. About 50% of these graduates were women and the other 50% were men.

Of the students who received a parks and rec master's degree from ATU, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Arkansas Tech University with a master's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

ATU also has a doctoral program available in parks and rec. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Arkansas Tech University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Recreation Administration	15
Health & Physical Education	2

Related Majors

• Public Administration & Social Service
• Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

Careers That Parks & Rec Grads May Go Into

A degree in parks and rec can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for AR, the home state for Arkansas Tech University.

Occupation	Jobs in AR	Average Salary in AR
General and Operations Managers	20,440	$87,650
Managers	3,360	$86,410
Coaches and Scouts	1,410	$47,560
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	1,270	$43,010
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	1,260	$38,820

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Valis55 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.