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

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

If you plan to study parks, recreation, leisure, & fitness studies, take a look at what University of North Texas has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UNT is located in Denton, Texas and approximately 40,953 students attend the school each year.

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.

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

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

UNT Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The parks & rec major at UNT 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 UNT

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

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

54% Women
63% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 46% of parks & rec bachelor's degrees went to men and 54% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 23% more racial-ethnic minorities in its parks & rec bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 23
Black or African American 73
Hispanic or Latino 86
White 109
International Students 9
Other Races/Ethnicities 23

UNT Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Master’s Program

45% Women
47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 55% of parks & rec master's degrees went to men and 45% went to women.

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In the parks & rec master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 47% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 14
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 25
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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 North Texas. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education 294
Recreation Administration 80

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 TX, the home state for University of North Texas.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
General and Operations Managers 195,730 $125,870
Managers 20,710 $122,130
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors 19,450 $38,650
Coaches and Scouts 13,270 $51,800
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors 6,120 $47,900

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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