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Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Union College Kentucky

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study parks, recreation, leisure, & fitness studies, take a look at what Union College Kentucky has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Union College is located in Barbourville, Kentucky and has a total student population of 1,179.

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.

Union College Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Union College

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Union College does offer online courses in parks & rec for the following degree levels:

Master’s Degree

Union College Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The parks & rec major at Union College 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 Union College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the parks & rec majors at Union College Kentucky.

Union College Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Program

29% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of parks & rec bachelor's degrees went to men and 29% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% 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 Union College Kentucky with a bachelor's in parks & rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	10
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Union College Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Master’s Program

20% Women

For the most recent academic year available, 80% of parks & rec master's degrees went to men and 20% went to women.

Of the students who received a parks & rec master's degree from Union College, 80% 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 Union College Kentucky with a master's in parks & rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	1
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 Union College Kentucky. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	43

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 KY, the home state for Union College Kentucky.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
General and Operations Managers	30,240	$89,750
Managers	3,260	$92,630
Coaches and Scouts	2,520	$38,740
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	2,290	$36,800
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	1,250	$45,210

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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