Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Brigham Young University - Provo

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

BYU is located in Provo, Utah and approximately 36,461 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students received their master's degree in parks and rec.

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.

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

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

BYU Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in parks and rec, making the school the #51 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at BYU

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

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 parks and rec majors earned their master's degree from BYU. Of these graduates, 44% were men and 56% were women.

Of the students who received a parks and rec master's degree from BYU, 67% 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 Brigham Young University - Provo with a master's in parks and rec.

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

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Brigham Young University - Provo. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	10

Related Majors

• Legal Professions
• Public Administration & Social Service

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 Brigham Young University - Provo.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
General and Operations Managers	44,760	$82,370
Managers	3,310	$102,290
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	3,150	$41,570
Coaches and Scouts	2,120	$37,230
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	1,060	$53,700

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 Mwilson3 under License

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