Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at University of Rhode Island

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

URI is located in Kingston, Rhode Island and has a total student population of 17,649. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 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.

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

• Master’s Degree in Parks & Rec

URI Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at URI

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

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

Of the 9 parks and rec students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from URI, about 56% were men and 44% were women.

Of the students who received a parks and rec master's degree from URI, 56% were white. This is below 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 Rhode Island with a master's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Rhode Island. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	9

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 RI, the home state for University of Rhode Island.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
General and Operations Managers	5,730	$155,910
Coaches and Scouts	1,050	$46,410
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	960	$45,170
Managers	830	$114,660
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	480	$62,420

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 Tnricci under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.