The Parks & Rec Major at The University of Texas at San Antonio

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

82% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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 San Antonio stacks up to those at other schools.

UTSA is located in San Antonio, Texas and has a total student population of 34,742.

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.

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

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

UTSA Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The parks & rec major at UTSA 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 UTSA

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

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

57% Women

82% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of parks & rec bachelor's degrees went to men and 57% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 42% 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 San Antonio with a bachelor's in parks & rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	25
Black or African American	39
Hispanic or Latino	232
White	66
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	18

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

54% Women

74% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 46% of parks & rec master's degrees went to men and 54% went to women.

In the parks & rec master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 74% of degree recipients. That is 34% 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 San Antonio with a master's in parks & rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	24
White	8
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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from The University of Texas at San Antonio. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	506

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 The University of Texas at San Antonio.

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
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