Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Barry University

If you are interested in studying parks, recreation, leisure, & fitness studies, you may want to check out the program at Barry University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Barry University is located in Miami, Florida and has a total student population of 7,515.

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.

Barry University Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

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

Barry University Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The parks & rec major at Barry University 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 Barry University

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

Barry University Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 79% of parks & rec bachelor's degrees went to men and 21% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 39% more racial-ethnic minorities in its parks & rec bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	1
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Barry University Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of parks & rec master's degrees went to men and 69% went to women.

In the parks & rec master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 46% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	11
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	44

Related Majors

• Public Administration & Social Service

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 FL, the home state for Barry University.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
General and Operations Managers	123,800	$112,600
Managers	23,160	$99,240
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	16,120	$40,790
Coaches and Scouts	10,220	$45,710
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	8,870	$48,010

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 Jutland86 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.