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

If you plan to study parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies, take a look at what University of Wisconsin - Parkside has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UW - Parkside is located in Kenosha, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 4,452. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 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 - Parkside Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Parks & Rec

UW - Parkside Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at UW - Parkside

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

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students graduated with a master's degree in parks and rec from UW - Parkside. About 73% were men and 27% were women.

Of the students who received a parks and rec master's degree from UW - Parkside, 73% 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 - Parkside with a master's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	11

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 - Parkside.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.