Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at The University of Texas at San Antonio

What traits are you looking for in a parks and rec school? To help you decide if The University of Texas at San Antonio is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's parks and rec program.

UTSA is located in San Antonio, Texas and has a total student population of 34,742. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 41 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.

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

• Master’s Degree in Parks & Rec

UTSA Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at UTSA

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

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

Of the 41 students who earned a master's degree in Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies from UTSA in 2020-2021, 34% were men and 66% were women.

In the parks and rec master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 83% of degree recipients. That is 54% 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 San Antonio with a master's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	24
White	6
International Students	1
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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from The University of Texas at San Antonio. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	41

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 San Antonio.

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 BrianReading under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.