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Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Tarleton State University

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Tarleton State University

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

Tarleton is located in Stephenville, Texas and approximately 14,016 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.

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

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

Online Classes Are Available at Tarleton

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

  • Master’s Degree

Tarleton Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The parks & rec major at Tarleton 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 Tarleton

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

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

60% Women
35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 40% of parks & rec bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% went to women.

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About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks & rec at Tarleton 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 Tarleton State University with a bachelor's in parks & rec.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 31
Hispanic or Latino 43
White 154
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

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

37% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 63% of parks & rec master's degrees went to men and 37% went to women.

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Of the students who received a parks & rec master's degree from Tarleton, 59% 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 Tarleton State University with a master's in parks & rec.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 17
White 40
International Students 1
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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Tarleton State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education 289

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 Tarleton State 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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