Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire

Every parks, recreation, leisure, & fitness studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the parks & rec program at University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire stacks up to those at other schools.

UW - Eau Claire is located in Eau Claire, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 11,017.

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.

UW - Eau Claire Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

UW - Eau Claire Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The parks & rec major at UW - Eau Claire 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 UW - Eau Claire

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

UW - Eau Claire Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 48% of parks & rec bachelor's degrees went to men and 52% went to women.

About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks & rec at UW - Eau Claire 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 Wisconsin - Eau Claire with a bachelor's in parks & rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	60
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

If you plan to be a parks & rec major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	53

Related Majors

• 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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
General and Operations Managers	33,340	$126,950
Managers	12,400	$85,050
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	5,710	$32,030
Coaches and Scouts	5,010	$31,930
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	1,700	$51,810

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 Germon prez under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.