Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Baldwin Wallace University

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

Baldwin Wallace College is located in Berea, Ohio and has a total student population of 3,399. Of the 816 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Baldwin Wallace University in 2021, 27 of them were parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies majors.

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.

Baldwin Wallace College Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Online Classes Are Available at Baldwin Wallace College

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Baldwin Wallace College does offer online education options in parks and rec for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

Baldwin Wallace College Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks parks and rec programs across the country. The following shows how Baldwin Wallace College performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The parks and rec major at Baldwin Wallace College is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	68
	98
Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	256
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	540

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in parks and rec from Baldwin Wallace College. This is the #363 most popular school for parks and rec master’s degree candidates in the country.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Baldwin Wallace College

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

Baldwin Wallace College Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Program

The parks and rec program at Baldwin Wallace College awarded 27 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 63% of these degrees went to men with the other 37% going to women.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at Baldwin Wallace College are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Baldwin Wallace University with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	22
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Baldwin Wallace College also has a doctoral program available in parks and rec. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 Baldwin Wallace University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	24
Recreation Administration	3

Related Majors

• Public Administration & Social Service
• Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

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 OH, the home state for Baldwin Wallace University.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
General and Operations Managers	58,980	$118,470
Managers	14,410	$107,320
Coaches and Scouts	12,360	$40,110
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	9,290	$32,960
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	3,660	$47,750

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 Pwojdacz under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.