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Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at University of Central Florida

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at University of Central Florida

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

UCF is located in Orlando, Florida and has a total student population of 71,881.

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.

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

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

UCF Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The parks & rec major at UCF 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 UCF

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

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

51% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 49% of parks & rec bachelor's degrees went to men and 51% went to women.

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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 University of Central Florida with a bachelor's in parks & rec.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 17
Black or African American 35
Hispanic or Latino 97
White 145
International Students 9
Other Races/Ethnicities 18

UCF Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Master’s Program

54% Women
49% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 46% of parks & rec master's degrees went to men and 54% went to women.

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In the parks & rec master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 49% of degree recipients. That is 9% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 11
Hispanic or Latino 15
White 27
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 Central Florida. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education 67

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 FL, the home state for University of Central Florida.

Occupation Jobs in FL Average Salary in FL
General and Operations Managers 123,800 $112,600
Managers 23,160 $99,240
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors 16,120 $40,790
Coaches and Scouts 10,220 $45,710
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors 8,870 $48,010

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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