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Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at University of Arkansas at Little Rock

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 Arkansas at Little Rock stacks up to those at other schools.

UA Little Rock is located in Little Rock, Arkansas and has a total student population of 8,899.

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.

UA Little Rock Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Parks & Rec

UA Little Rock Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at UA Little Rock

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the parks & rec majors at University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

UA Little Rock Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Master’s Program

63% Women

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of parks & rec master's degrees went to men and 63% went to women.

Of the students who received a parks & rec master's degree from UA Little Rock, 75% 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 Arkansas at Little Rock with a master's in parks & rec.

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

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

The following parks & rec concentations are available at University of Arkansas at Little Rock. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	12

Public Administration & Social Service

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 AR, the home state for University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

Occupation	Jobs in AR	Average Salary in AR
General and Operations Managers	20,440	$87,650
Managers	3,360	$86,410
Coaches and Scouts	1,410	$47,560
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	1,270	$43,010
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	1,260	$38,820

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
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