Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at Southern Utah University

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

Southern Utah University is located in Cedar City, Utah and approximately 12,582 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,387 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Southern Utah University in 2021, 14 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.

Southern Utah University Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Southern Utah University Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the parks and rec progam at Southern Utah University 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 Southern Utah University 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
Most Popular Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	45
Most Popular Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools	53
Best Value Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools	68
Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	72
Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools	74
Most Focused Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools	74

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Southern Utah University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the parks and rec majors at Southern Utah University.

Southern Utah University Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in parks and rec from Southern Utah University. About 43% were men and 57% were women.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at Southern Utah University 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 Southern Utah University with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Southern Utah University 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 Southern Utah University.

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 No Author Name under License

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