Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Brigham Young University - Idaho

If you plan to study parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies, take a look at what Brigham Young University - Idaho has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

BYU - I is located in Rexburg, Idaho and approximately 44,481 students attend the school each year. Of the 5,977 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University - Idaho in 2021, 46 of them were parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies majors.

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.

BYU - I Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Online Classes Are Available at BYU - I

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? BYU - I offers distance education options for parks and rec at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

BYU - I Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The parks and rec major at BYU - I 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
Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	3
Most Popular Online Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	19

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at BYU - I

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the parks and rec majors at Brigham Young University - Idaho.

BYU - I Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 46 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies from BYU - I in 2020-2021, 22% were men and 78% were women.

About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at BYU - I 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 Brigham Young University - Idaho with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	39
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

BYU - I 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

The following parks and rec concentations are available at Brigham Young University - Idaho. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Brigham Young University - Idaho. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Recreation Administration	46

Related Majors

• Public Administration & Social Service

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 ID, the home state for Brigham Young University - Idaho.

Occupation	Jobs in ID	Average Salary in ID
General and Operations Managers	13,190	$79,370
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	1,950	$34,040
Coaches and Scouts	1,600	$29,470
Managers	1,350	$85,070
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	650	$39,880

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.