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

Every parks, recreation, leisure, and 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 and 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. In 2021, 291 parks and rec majors received their bachelor's degree from UT Austin.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Parks & Rec

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

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The parks and 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	172

In 2021, 12 students received their master’s degree in parks and rec from UT Austin. This makes it the #224 most popular school for parks and rec master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in parks and 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 and rec majors at The University of Texas at Austin.

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

The parks and rec program at UT Austin awarded 291 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 50% of these degrees went to men with the other 50% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% more racial-ethnic minorities in its parks and 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 and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	32
Black or African American	31
Hispanic or Latino	61
White	144
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

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

Of the 12 parks and rec students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UT Austin, about 42% were men and 58% were women.

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 and rec.

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

UT Austin also has a doctoral program available in parks and rec. In 2021, 10 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 Texas at Austin. 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

Related Majors

• Public Administration & Social Service
• Legal Professions

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 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Reid Sullivan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.