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

Every parks, recreation, leisure, & fitness 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 & rec program at University of Miami stacks up to those at other schools.

U Miami is located in Coral Gables, Florida and has a total student population of 17,809.

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

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

U Miami Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The parks & rec major at U Miami 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 Miami

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

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

For the most recent academic year available, 79% of parks & rec bachelor's degrees went to men and 21% went to women.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks & rec at U Miami 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 Miami with a bachelor's in parks & rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	35
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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

For the most recent academic year available, 69% of parks & rec master's degrees went to men and 31% went to women.

In the parks & rec master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 48% of degree recipients. That is 8% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	25
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

If you plan to be a parks & 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 Miami. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	100

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 FL, the home state for University of Miami.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
General and Operations Managers	123,800	$112,600
Managers	23,160	$99,240
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	16,120	$40,790
Coaches and Scouts	10,220	$45,710
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	8,870	$48,010

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 Harrier233 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.