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

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

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

Rice is located in Houston, Texas and approximately 7,643 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.

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

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Rice Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The parks & rec major at Rice 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.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Rice

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

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

28% Women
53% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 72% of parks & rec bachelor's degrees went to men and 28% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% more racial-ethnic minorities in its parks & rec bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 13
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 23
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

If you plan to be a parks & rec major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Rice University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education 104

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 Rice 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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