Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at The University of Texas at El Paso

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 The University of Texas at El Paso stacks up to those at other schools.

UTEP is located in El Paso, Texas and has a total student population of 24,879. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 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.

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

• Master’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Online Classes Are Available at UTEP

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UTEP offers distance education options for parks and rec at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

UTEP Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at UTEP

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the parks and rec majors at The University of Texas at El Paso.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 parks and rec majors earned their master's degree from UTEP. Of these graduates, 86% were men and 14% were women.

In the parks and rec master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 71% of degree recipients. That is 42% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of Texas at El Paso with a master's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 The University of Texas at El Paso. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	7

Related Majors

• Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
• 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 TX, the home state for The University of Texas at El Paso.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
General and Operations Managers	195,730	$125,870
Managers	20,710	$122,130
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	19,450	$38,650
Coaches and Scouts	13,270	$51,800
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	6,120	$47,900

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 Adrian Garcia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.