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Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Texas Woman's University

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Texas Woman’s University

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

TWU is located in Denton, Texas and has a total student population of 16,433.

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.

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

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

Online Classes Are Available at TWU

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, TWU does offer online courses in parks & rec for the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

TWU Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The parks & rec major at TWU 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.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in parks & rec, making the school the #25 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at TWU

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

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

86% Women
71% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 14% of parks & rec bachelor's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 31% more racial-ethnic minorities in its parks & rec bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 15
Black or African American 16
Hispanic or Latino 37
White 25
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

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

65% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 35% of parks & rec master's degrees went to men and 65% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 10
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 Texas Woman's University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education 159

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 Woman's 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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