Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at University of Wisconsin - La Crosse

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 University of Wisconsin - La Crosse stacks up to those at other schools.

UW - La Crosse is located in La Crosse, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 10,531. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 38 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.

UW - La Crosse Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Parks & Rec

UW - La Crosse Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at UW - La Crosse

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the parks and rec majors at University of Wisconsin - La Crosse.

UW - La Crosse Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 38 students graduated with a master's degree in parks and rec from UW - La Crosse. About 53% were men and 47% were women.

Of the students who received a parks and rec master's degree from UW - La Crosse, 92% 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 Wisconsin - La Crosse with a master's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	35
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

The following parks and rec concentations are available at University of Wisconsin - La Crosse. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Wisconsin - La Crosse. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	28
Recreation Administration	10

Related Majors

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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - La Crosse.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
General and Operations Managers	33,340	$126,950
Managers	12,400	$85,050
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	5,710	$32,030
Coaches and Scouts	5,010	$31,930
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	1,700	$51,810

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 Lacrossewi under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.