Find Affordable College Courses

What Do You Want to Study?

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

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

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 - Milwaukee stacks up to those at other schools.

UWM is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and approximately 24,565 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, & Fitness Studies section at the bottom of this page.

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

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

UWM Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The parks & rec major at UWM 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.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in parks & rec, making the school the #39 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at UWM

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

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

58% Women
31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 42% of parks & rec bachelor's degrees went to men and 58% went to women.

undefined

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks & rec at UWM 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 - Milwaukee with a bachelor's in parks & rec.

undefined
Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 50
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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

43% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 57% of parks & rec master's degrees went to men and 43% went to women.

undefined

Of the students who received a parks & rec master's degree from UWM, 71% 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 Wisconsin - Milwaukee with a master's in parks & rec.

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

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education 87

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 - Milwaukee.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

Find Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited colleges across the U.S.