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

If you are interested in studying parks, recreation, leisure, and 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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 608 students received a bachelor's degree in parks and rec from Iowa.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Parks & Rec

Iowa Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The parks and 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Graduate Certificate Schools	4
	17

In 2021, 38 students received their master’s degree in parks and rec from Iowa. This makes it the #63 most popular school for parks and rec master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in parks and 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 and rec majors at University of Iowa.

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

Of the 608 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in parks and rec from Iowa in 2021, 41% were men and 59% were women.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and 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 and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	18
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	29
White	503
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	27

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 38 parks and rec majors earned their master's degree from Iowa. Of these graduates, 63% were men and 37% were women.

Of the students who received a parks and rec master's degree from Iowa, 82% 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 and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	31
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Iowa also has a doctoral program available in parks and rec. In 2021, 3 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 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

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 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By KMSatoh202 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.