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

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

U of I is located in Moscow, Idaho and has a total student population of 10,791.

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.

U of I Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

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

U of I Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The parks & rec major at U of I 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 U of I

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

U of I Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of parks & rec bachelor's degrees went to men and 58% went to women.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks & rec at U of I are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	14
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

U of I Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of parks & rec master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

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

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

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

The following parks & rec concentations are available at University of Idaho. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Idaho. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	33
Recreation Administration	13

Related Majors

• 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 ID, the home state for University of Idaho.

Occupation	Jobs in ID	Average Salary in ID
General and Operations Managers	13,190	$79,370
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	1,950	$34,040
Coaches and Scouts	1,600	$29,470
Managers	1,350	$85,070
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	650	$39,880

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 Davidlharlan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.