Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at University of Rhode Island

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

URI is located in Kingston, Rhode Island and has a total student population of 17,649. Of the 3,855 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Rhode Island in 2021, 158 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.

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

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

URI Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks parks and rec programs across the country. The following shows how URI 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 URI 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 Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	110
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	487

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in parks and rec from URI. This makes it the #265 most popular school for parks and rec master’s degree candidates in the country.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at URI

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

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

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of parks and rec bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% went to women.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at URI 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 Rhode Island with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	124
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

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

Of the 9 students who earned a master's degree in Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies from URI in 2020-2021, 56% were men and 44% were women.

Of the students who received a parks and rec master's degree from URI, 56% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

URI 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 Rhode Island. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	167

Related Majors

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

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 RI, the home state for University of Rhode Island.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
General and Operations Managers	5,730	$155,910
Coaches and Scouts	1,050	$46,410
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	960	$45,170
Managers	830	$114,660
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	480	$62,420

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 Tnricci under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.