Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Southern Utah University

Every parks, recreation, leisure, and 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 and rec program at Southern Utah University stacks up to those at other schools.

Southern Utah University is located in Cedar City, Utah and has a total student population of 12,582. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 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.

Southern Utah University Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Southern Utah University Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Southern Utah University

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

Southern Utah University Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of parks and rec master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women.

Of the students who received a parks and rec master's degree from Southern Utah University, 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 Southern Utah University with a master's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	15

Related Majors

• 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 Southern Utah University.

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 No Author Name under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.