Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at University of Arkansas

31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying parks, recreation & leisure studies, you may want to check out the program at University of Arkansas. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UARK is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas and has a total student population of 27,562.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies section at the bottom of this page.

UARK Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

UARK Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Rankings

The parks & rec major at UARK is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Parks, Recreation & Leisure 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 UARK

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

UARK Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor’s Program

31% Women

31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 69% of parks & rec bachelor's degrees went to men and 31% went to women. The typical parks & rec bachelor's degree program is made up of only 45% men. So male students are more repesented at UARK since its program graduates 23% more men than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks & rec at UARK are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Arkansas with a bachelor's in parks & rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	39
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies

The following parks & rec concentations are available at University of Arkansas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Arkansas. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies	77

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 AR, the home state for University of Arkansas.

Occupation	Jobs in AR	Average Salary in AR
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors	120	$50,560

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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