Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at Brigham Young University - Provo

Every parks, recreation and leisure studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the parks and rec program at Brigham Young University - Provo stacks up to those at other schools.

BYU is located in Provo, Utah and has a total student population of 36,461. Of the 6,871 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University - Provo in 2021, 110 of them were parks, recreation and leisure studies majors.

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

BYU Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

BYU Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks parks and rec programs across the country. The following shows how BYU performed in these rankings.

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 BYU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Parks, Recreation & Leisure 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 Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	3

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in parks and rec from BYU. This is the #18 most popular school for parks and rec master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of BYU Parks & Rec Graduates

The median salary of parks and rec students who receive their bachelor's degree at BYU is $42,900. This is 35% higher than $31,674, which is the national average for all parks and rec bachelor's degree recipients.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at BYU

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

BYU Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 110 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in parks and rec from BYU in 2021, 28% were men and 72% were women.

About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at BYU 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 - Provo with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	94
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

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

Related Majors

• Health & Physical Education

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 UT, the home state for Brigham Young University - Provo.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors	590	$46,130

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 Mwilson3 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.