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

If you plan to study parks, recreation, leisure, and 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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 36 students received a bachelor's degree in parks and rec from Union College.

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Union College offers distance education options for parks and rec at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

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

Each year, College Factual ranks parks and rec programs across the country. The following shows how Union College 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	48
Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master’s Degree Schools	293
Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	367
Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	402

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in parks and rec from Union College. This makes it the #294 most popular school for parks and rec master’s degree candidates in the country.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Union College

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

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

Of the 36 parks and rec students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Union College, about 47% were men and 53% were women.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at Union College are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Union College Kentucky with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	22
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Of the 7 students who earned a master's degree in Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies from Union College in 2020-2021, 57% were men and 43% were women.

In the parks and rec master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 57% of degree recipients. That is 18% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Union College Kentucky with a master's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Union College 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

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

Related Majors

• 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 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
• Image Credit: By deror_avi under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.