Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at University of North Florida

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

UNF is located in Jacksonville, Florida and has a total student population of 16,926. Of the 3,573 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of North Florida in 2021, 89 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.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Online Classes Are Available at UNF

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UNF does offer online courses in parks and rec for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

UNF Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the parks and rec progam at UNF 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 UNF 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 Popular Online Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	12
Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	57
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	66
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	73
Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	174
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	662

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at UNF

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

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

Of the 89 parks and rec students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UNF, about 78% were men and 22% were women.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at UNF 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 North Florida with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	62
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UNF 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of North Florida. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	90

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 FL, the home state for University of North Florida.

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 The222 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.