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

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

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

Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa and approximately 30,318 students attend the school each year.

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.

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

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

Iowa Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The parks & rec major at Iowa 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.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in parks & rec, making the school the #31 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Iowa

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

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

63% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 37% of parks & rec bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% went to women.

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About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks & rec at Iowa 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 Iowa with a bachelor's in parks & rec.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 24
Black or African American 12
Hispanic or Latino 40
White 469
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 37

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

44% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 56% of parks & rec master's degrees went to men and 44% went to women.

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Of the students who received a parks & rec master's degree from Iowa, 85% 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 Iowa with a master's in parks & rec.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 33
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education 622
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 53

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 IA, the home state for University of Iowa.

Occupation Jobs in IA Average Salary in IA
General and Operations Managers 23,570 $99,720
Coaches and Scouts 4,590 $30,960
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors 3,590 $32,880
Managers 2,880 $101,360
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors 880 $46,930

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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