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Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Ball State University

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Ball State University

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

Ball State is located in Muncie, Indiana and approximately 21,597 students attend the school each year.

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.

Ball State Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec
  • Master’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Ball State Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The parks & rec major at Ball State 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.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Ball State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the parks & rec majors at Ball State University.

Ball State Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Program

39% Women
9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 61% of parks & rec bachelor's degrees went to men and 39% went to women.

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About 91% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks & rec at Ball State 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 Ball State University with a bachelor's in parks & rec.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 86
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Ball State Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Master’s Program

46% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 54% of parks & rec master's degrees went to men and 46% went to women.

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Of the students who received a parks & rec master's degree from Ball State, 79% 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 Ball State University with a master's in parks & rec.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 22
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

If you plan to be a parks & rec major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Ball State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education 149
Recreation Administration 3

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 IN, the home state for Ball State University.

Occupation Jobs in IN Average Salary in IN
General and Operations Managers 54,610 $103,370
Managers 7,290 $71,560
Coaches and Scouts 6,530 $36,540
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors 4,520 $32,990
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors 2,140 $47,280

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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