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

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

UW - River Falls is located in River Falls, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 5,855.

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 - River Falls Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Online Classes Are Available at UW - River Falls

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

UW - River Falls does offer online education options in parks & rec for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

UW - River Falls Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at UW - River Falls

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the parks & rec majors at University of Wisconsin - River Falls.

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

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of parks & rec master's degrees went to men and 43% went to women.

Of the students who received a parks & rec master's degree from UW - River Falls, 81% 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 - River Falls with a master's in parks & rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	17
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 Wisconsin - River Falls. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	22

Related Majors

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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - River Falls.

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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.