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Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at The University of Texas at Austin

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at The University of Texas at Austin

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 The University of Texas at Austin stacks up to those at other schools.

UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and approximately 50,476 students attend the school each year.

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

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

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

The parks & rec major at UT Austin 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 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in parks & rec, making the school the #9 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at UT Austin

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

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

44% Women
52% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 56% of parks & rec bachelor's degrees went to men and 44% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% 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 The University of Texas at Austin with a bachelor's in parks & rec.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 26
Black or African American 28
Hispanic or Latino 79
White 119
International Students 10
Other Races/Ethnicities 10

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

43% Women
43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 57% of parks & rec master's degrees went to men and 43% went to women.

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In the parks & rec master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 1
International Students 3
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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from The University of Texas at Austin. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education 313

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 The University of Texas at Austin.

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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