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Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Tennessee Technological University

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every parks, recreation, leisure, & fitness studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the parks & rec program at Tennessee Technological University stacks up to those at other schools.

Tennessee Tech University is located in Cookeville, Tennessee and has a total student population of 10,177.

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.

Tennessee Tech University Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Tennessee Tech 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.

Tennessee Tech University does offer online education options in parks & rec for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

Master’s Degree

Tennessee Tech University Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The parks & rec major at Tennessee Tech University 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 Tennessee Tech University

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

Tennessee Tech University Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Program

53% Women

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of parks & rec bachelor's degrees went to men and 53% went to women.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks & rec at Tennessee Tech 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 Tennessee Technological University with a bachelor's in parks & rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	79
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

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

45% Women

35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 55% of parks & rec master's degrees went to men and 45% went to women.

Of the students who received a parks & rec master's degree from Tennessee Tech University, 65% 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 Tennessee Technological University with a master's in parks & rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

The following parks & rec concentations are available at Tennessee Technological University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Tennessee Technological University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	108

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 Tennessee Technological 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
Image Credit: By Brian Stansberry under License

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