Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at University of Utah

If you are interested in studying parks, recreation and 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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 62 students received a bachelor's degree in parks and rec from U of U.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Parks & Rec

U of U Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the parks and rec progam at U of U compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The parks and 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	21

In 2021, 12 students received their master’s degree in parks and rec from U of U. This makes it the #6 most popular school for parks and rec master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

Earnings of U of U Parks & Rec Graduates

The median salary of parks and rec students who receive their bachelor's degree at U of U is $35,711. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 13% higher than the national average of $31,674 for all parks and rec bachelor's degree recipients.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at U of U

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

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 62 parks and rec majors earned their bachelor's degree from U of U. Of these graduates, 56% were men and 44% were women. The typical parks and rec bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at U of U since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and 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 and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	52
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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

The parks and rec program at U of U awarded 12 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 33% of these degrees went to men with the other 67% going to women.

Of the students who received a parks and rec master's degree from U of U, 83% 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 and rec.

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

U of U also has a doctoral program available in parks and rec. In 2021, 2 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Health & Physical Education

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 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.