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Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Texas Tech University

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Texas Tech is located in Lubbock, Texas and has a total student population of 40,322.

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.

Texas Tech Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Texas Tech

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Texas Tech offers distance education options for parks & rec at the following degree levels:

Master’s Degree

Texas Tech Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The parks & rec major at Texas Tech 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 Texas Tech

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

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

25% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of parks & rec bachelor's degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks & rec at Texas Tech 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 Texas Tech University with a bachelor's in parks & rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	68
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

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

36% Women

44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 64% of parks & rec master's degrees went to men and 36% went to women.

In the parks & rec master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 44% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	19
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	116

Public Administration & Social Service

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 Texas Tech 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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
Image Credit: By Johan Hendrikse under License

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