Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at University of Arkansas

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

UARK is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas and has a total student population of 27,562. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 77 students received a bachelor's degree in parks and rec from UARK.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the parks and rec progam at UARK compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	35

Earnings of UARK Parks & Rec Graduates

The median salary of parks and rec students who receive their bachelor's degree at UARK is $34,893. This is 10% higher than $31,674, which is the national average for all parks and rec bachelor's degree recipients.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at UARK

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

UARK Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor’s Program

The parks and rec program at UARK awarded 77 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 77% of these degrees went to men with the other 23% going to women. The typical parks and rec bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at UARK since its program graduates 33% more men than average.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at UARK 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 University of Arkansas with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	56
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Related Majors

• Recreation Administration
• Health & Physical Education

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 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
• Image Credit: By Brandonrush under License

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