Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at The University of West Florida

If you plan to study parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies, take a look at what The University of West Florida has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UWF is located in Pensacola, Florida and has a total student population of 13,061. In 2021, 135 parks and rec majors received their bachelor's degree from UWF.

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.

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

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

UWF Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks parks and rec programs across the country. The following shows how UWF performed in these rankings.

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 UWF 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 Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master’s Degree Schools	219

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

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at UWF

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

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

Of the 135 parks and rec students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UWF, about 54% were men and 46% were women.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at UWF are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 1% 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 West Florida with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	26
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	71
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

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

Of the 12 students who earned a master's degree in Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies from UWF in 2020-2021, 17% were men and 83% were women.

Of the students who received a parks and rec master's degree from UWF, 75% 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 West Florida with a master's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UWF also has a doctoral program available in parks and rec. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

If you plan to be a parks and rec major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from The University of West Florida. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	147

Related Majors

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

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 FL, the home state for The University of West Florida.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
General and Operations Managers	123,800	$112,600
Managers	23,160	$99,240
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	16,120	$40,790
Coaches and Scouts	10,220	$45,710
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	8,870	$48,010

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 Ebyabe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.