Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at University of Iowa

Every parks, recreation and leisure studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the parks and rec program at University of Iowa stacks up to those at other schools.

Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa and has a total student population of 30,318. Of the 5,998 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Iowa in 2021, 53 of them were parks, recreation and leisure studies majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies section at the bottom of this page.

Iowa Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Iowa Parks, Recreation & Leisure 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 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 Studies Schools	71

How Much Do Parks & Rec Graduates from Iowa Make?

The median salary of parks and rec students who receive their bachelor's degree at Iowa is $31,686. This is 0% higher than $31,674, which is the national average for all parks and rec bachelor's degree recipients.

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 Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 53 parks and rec students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Iowa, about 0% were men and 100% were women.

About 94% 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	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	50
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

• Health & Physical Education

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
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors	270	$69,900

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.