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Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at University of Antelope Valley

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at University of Antelope Valley

What traits are you looking for in a parks & rec school? To help you decide if University of Antelope Valley is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's parks & rec program.

UAV is located in Lancaster, California and approximately 731 students attend the school each year.

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.

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

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Online Classes Are Available at UAV

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.

UAV does offer online education options in parks & rec for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

  • Bachelor’s Degree

UAV Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The parks & rec major at UAV 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 UAV

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the parks & rec majors at University of Antelope Valley.

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

38% Women
62% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 62% of parks & rec bachelor's degrees went to men and 38% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 21% 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 University of Antelope Valley with a bachelor's in parks & rec.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 3
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

If you plan to be a parks & 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 University of Antelope Valley. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education 19

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 CA, the home state for University of Antelope Valley.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
General and Operations Managers 249,800 $137,640
Managers 66,300 $143,350
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors 38,340 $51,580
Coaches and Scouts 25,750 $45,600
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors 9,780 $59,640

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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