Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at University of the Incarnate Word

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

UIW is located in San Antonio, Texas and has a total student population of 7,917. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 students received a bachelor's degree in parks and rec from UIW.

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.

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

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

UIW Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The parks and rec major at UIW 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 Master’s Degree Schools	211
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	793

In 2021, 13 students received their master’s degree in parks and rec from UIW. This makes it the #211 most popular school for parks and rec master’s degree candidates in the country.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at UIW

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

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

Of the 24 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in parks and rec from UIW in 2021, 67% were men and 33% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 36% more racial-ethnic minorities in its parks and 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 the Incarnate Word with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	4
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 parks and rec majors earned their master's degree from UIW. Of these graduates, 62% were men and 38% were women.

In the parks and rec master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 46% 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 the Incarnate Word with a master's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	4
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UIW 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

If you plan to be a parks and rec major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of the Incarnate Word. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	35
Recreation Administration	2

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 TX, the home state for University of the Incarnate Word.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.