Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

If you are interested in studying parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies, you may want to check out the program at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UT Knoxville is located in Knoxville, Tennessee and approximately 30,559 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 352 students received a bachelor's degree in parks and rec from UT Knoxville.

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.

UT Knoxville Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

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

UT Knoxville Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the parks and rec progam at UT Knoxville compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The parks and rec major at UT Knoxville 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
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Doctor’s Degree Schools	29
	45
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	181
	273

In 2021, 55 students received their master’s degree in parks and rec from UT Knoxville. This makes it the #31 most popular school for parks and rec master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in parks and rec, making the school the #12 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at UT Knoxville

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

UT Knoxville Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 352 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies from UT Knoxville in 2020-2021, 36% were men and 64% were women.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at UT Knoxville 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 The University of Tennessee - Knoxville with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	33
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	269
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	18

UT Knoxville Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 55 students earned a master's degree in parks and rec from UT Knoxville. About 58% of these graduates were women and the other 42% were men.

Of the students who received a parks and rec master's degree from UT Knoxville, 73% 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 The University of Tennessee - Knoxville with a master's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	40
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UT Knoxville also has a doctoral program available in parks and rec. In 2021, 7 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	414

Related Majors

• Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
• Legal Professions
• Public Administration & Social Service

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 The University of Tennessee - Knoxville.

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 Nightryder84 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.