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

If you are interested in studying parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies, you may want to check out the program at University of Arkansas at Little Rock. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UA Little Rock is located in Little Rock, Arkansas and has a total student population of 8,899. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 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.

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 and rec majors at University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

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

33% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students earned a master's degree in parks and rec from UA Little Rock. About 33% of these graduates were women and the other 67% were men.

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In the parks and rec master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 21% better than the national average.*

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 and rec.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 6
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 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

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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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