Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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

UNC Charlotte is located in Charlotte, North Carolina and has a total student population of 30,146. Of the 6,358 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of North Carolina at Charlotte in 2021, 124 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.

UNC Charlotte Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

UNC Charlotte Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks parks and rec programs across the country. The following shows how UNC Charlotte performed in these rankings.

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 UNC Charlotte 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	735
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	871

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at UNC Charlotte

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the parks and rec majors at University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

UNC Charlotte Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 124 students earned a bachelor's degree in parks and rec from UNC Charlotte. About 61% of these graduates were women and the other 39% were men.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at UNC Charlotte 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 North Carolina at Charlotte with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	26
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	73
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

UNC Charlotte 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

The following parks and rec concentations are available at University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	124

Related Majors

• Public Administration & Social Service
• Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

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 NC, the home state for University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
General and Operations Managers	54,330	$131,600
Managers	11,990	$121,500
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	9,690	$37,020
Coaches and Scouts	6,340	$46,420
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	2,780	$53,210

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 Stanton49 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.