Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

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

UMN Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and has a total student population of 52,017. Of the 9,414 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities in 2021, 96 of them were parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies majors.

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.

UMN Twin Cities Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

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

UMN Twin Cities Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The parks and rec major at UMN Twin Cities 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.

In 2021, 28 students received their master’s degree in parks and rec from UMN Twin Cities. This makes it the #99 most popular school for parks and rec master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in parks and rec, making the school the #60 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at UMN Twin Cities

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the parks and rec majors at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities.

UMN Twin Cities Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 96 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies from UMN Twin Cities in 2020-2021, 72% were men and 28% were women.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at UMN Twin Cities 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 Minnesota - Twin Cities with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	73
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UMN Twin Cities Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 parks and rec majors earned their master's degree from UMN Twin Cities. Of these graduates, 61% were men and 39% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	10
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

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 Minnesota - Twin Cities. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	113
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies	11

Related Majors

• Public Administration & Social Service
• Legal Professions

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 MN, the home state for University of Minnesota - Twin Cities.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
General and Operations Managers	46,440	$112,120
Managers	9,350	$128,590
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	6,170	$44,340
Coaches and Scouts	4,500	$45,120
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	2,010	$54,630

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 AlexiusHoratius under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.