The Parks & Rec Major at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus

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Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus

22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UC is located in Cincinnati, Ohio and has a total student population of 40,826.

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.

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

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

Online Classes Are Available at UC

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? UC offers distance education options for parks & rec at the following degree levels:

Bachelor’s Degree
Master’s Degree

UC Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The parks & rec major at UC 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 UC

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

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

26% Women

22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 74% of parks & rec bachelor's degrees went to men and 26% went to women.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks & rec at UC 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 Cincinnati - Main Campus with a bachelor's in parks & rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	100
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

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

25% Women

30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of parks & rec master's degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

Of the students who received a parks & rec master's degree from UC, 69% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	55
International Students	1
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 Cincinnati - Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	142

Public Administration & Social Service

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 OH, the home state for University of Cincinnati - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
General and Operations Managers	58,980	$118,470
Managers	14,410	$107,320
Coaches and Scouts	12,360	$40,110
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	9,290	$32,960
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	3,660	$47,750

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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