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

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

Tennessee Tech University is located in Cookeville, Tennessee and has a total student population of 10,177. Of the 1,905 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Tennessee Technological University in 2021, 87 of them were parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies majors.

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 and 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 following rankings from College Factual show how the parks and rec progam at Tennessee Tech 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	357
	455

In 2021, 21 students received their master’s degree in parks and rec from Tennessee Tech University. This makes it the #141 most popular school for parks and rec master’s degree candidates in the country.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Tennessee Tech University

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

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 87 parks and rec majors earned their bachelor's degree from Tennessee Tech University. Of these graduates, 45% were men and 55% were women.

About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and 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 and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	77
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Of the 21 parks and rec students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Tennessee Tech University, about 57% were men and 43% were women.

Of the students who received a parks and rec master's degree from Tennessee Tech University, 76% 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 and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Tennessee Tech University also has a doctoral program available in parks and rec. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

If you plan to be a parks and rec major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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

Related Majors

• Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

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 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

More about our data sources and methodologies.