Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at University of Utah

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

U of U is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and approximately 33,081 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 Studies section at the bottom of this page.

U of U Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Degrees Available

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

U of U Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Rankings

The parks & rec major at U of U is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Parks, Recreation & Leisure 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.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in parks & rec, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at U of U

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

U of U Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 51% of parks & rec bachelor's degrees went to men and 49% went to women. The typical parks & rec bachelor's degree program is made up of only 45% men. So male students are more repesented at U of U since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks & rec at U of U 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 Utah with a bachelor's in parks & rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	30
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

U of U Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of parks & rec master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

Of the students who received a parks & rec master's degree from U of U, 100% 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 Utah with a master's in parks & rec.

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

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies

The following parks & rec concentations are available at University of Utah. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Utah. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies	76

Related Majors

• Health & Physical Education

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 UT, the home state for University of Utah.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors	590	$46,130

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 University of Utah under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.