Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at University of Hawaii at Manoa

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

UH Manoa is located in Honolulu, Hawaii and has a total student population of 18,025. In 2021, 96 parks and rec majors received their bachelor's degree from UH Manoa.

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.

UH Manoa Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

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

UH Manoa Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the parks and rec progam at UH Manoa 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 UH Manoa 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
Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	477

In 2021, 12 students received their master’s degree in parks and rec from UH Manoa. This makes it the #224 most popular school for parks and rec master’s degree candidates in the country.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at UH Manoa

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

UH Manoa Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 96 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in parks and rec from UH Manoa in 2021, 46% were men and 54% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 46% more racial-ethnic minorities in its parks and 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 Hawaii at Manoa with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	41
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	12
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	24

UH Manoa Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students earned a master's degree in parks and rec from UH Manoa. About 58% of these graduates were women and the other 42% were men.

In the parks and rec master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 11% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Hawaii at Manoa. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	108

Related Majors

• 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 HI, the home state for University of Hawaii at Manoa.

Occupation	Jobs in HI	Average Salary in HI
General and Operations Managers	9,550	$114,040
Managers	2,000	$93,760
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	1,050	$50,560
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	640	$57,490
Athletic Trainers	150	$59,990

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
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