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Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at University of Southern Indiana

6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

USI is located in Evansville, Indiana and has a total student population of 10,203.

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.

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

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

Online Classes Are Available at USI

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? USI offers distance education options for parks & rec at the following degree levels:

Master’s Degree

USI Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The parks & rec major at USI 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 USI

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

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

56% Women

6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of parks & rec bachelor's degrees went to men and 56% went to women.

About 94% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks & rec at USI 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 Southern Indiana with a bachelor's in parks & rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	68
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

23% Women

23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 77% of parks & rec master's degrees went to men and 23% went to women.

Of the students who received a parks & rec master's degree from USI, 77% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 Southern Indiana. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	81

Public Administration & Social Service

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 IN, the home state for University of Southern Indiana.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
General and Operations Managers	54,610	$103,370
Managers	7,290	$71,560
Coaches and Scouts	6,530	$36,540
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	4,520	$32,990
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	2,140	$47,280

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
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