Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at University of Georgia

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

UGA is located in Athens, Georgia and approximately 39,147 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 244 parks and rec majors received their bachelor's degree from UGA.

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.

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

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

UGA Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The parks and rec major at UGA 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	47
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	108
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	144
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master’s Degree Schools	235

In 2021, 53 students received their master’s degree in parks and rec from UGA. This makes it the #35 most popular school for parks and rec master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in parks and rec, making the school the #16 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at UGA

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

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

Of the 244 parks and rec students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UGA, about 50% were men and 50% were women.

About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at UGA 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 Georgia with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	21
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	181
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

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

Of the 53 students who graduated with a master’s in parks and rec from UGA in 2021, 43% were men and 57% were women.

Of the students who received a parks and rec master's degree from UGA, 68% 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 Georgia with a master's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	36
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UGA also has a doctoral program available in parks and rec. In 2021, 6 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

If you plan to be a parks and 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 Georgia. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	303

Related Majors

• Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
• Legal Professions
• Public Administration & Social Service

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 GA, the home state for University of Georgia.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
General and Operations Managers	85,920	$113,440
Managers	14,480	$118,060
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	6,030	$45,540
Coaches and Scouts	4,970	$45,510
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	3,460	$46,990

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 Pruddle under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.