Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Parker University

What traits are you looking for in a parks & rec school? To help you decide if Parker University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's parks & rec program.

Parker University is located in Dallas, Texas and has a total student population of 1,697.

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.

Parker University Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Online Classes Are Available at Parker University

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? Parker University offers distance education options for parks & rec at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Parker University Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Parker University

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

Parker University Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of parks & rec master's degrees went to men and 44% went to women.

Of the students who received a parks & rec master's degree from Parker University, 68% 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 Parker University with a master's in parks & rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	28
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 Parker University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded

Related Majors

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 TX, the home state for Parker University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
General and Operations Managers	195,730	$125,870
Managers	20,710	$122,130
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	19,450	$38,650
Coaches and Scouts	13,270	$51,800
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	6,120	$47,900

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 Davidhar under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.