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Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at East Tennessee State University

18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

ETSU is located in Johnson City, Tennessee and approximately 13,713 students attend the school each year.

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.

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

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

ETSU Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The parks & rec major at ETSU 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.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in parks & rec, making the school the #20 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at ETSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the parks & rec majors at East Tennessee State University.

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

38% Women

18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 62% of parks & rec bachelor's degrees went to men and 38% went to women.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks & rec at ETSU 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 East Tennessee State University with a bachelor's in parks & rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	81
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

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

43% Women

29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of parks & rec master's degrees went to men and 43% went to women.

Of the students who received a parks & rec master's degree from ETSU, 61% 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 East Tennessee State University with a master's in parks & rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	17
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 East Tennessee State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	167

Public Administration & Social Service

Careers That Parks & Rec Grads May Go Into

A degree in parks & 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 TN, the home state for East Tennessee State University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
General and Operations Managers	41,980	$110,580
Managers	14,480	$83,010
Coaches and Scouts	4,390	$46,940
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	3,720	$43,890
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	2,050	$43,690

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
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