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Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Benedictine College

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Benedictine College

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

Benedictine College is located in Atchison, Kansas and has a total student population of 2,217.

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.

Benedictine College Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Benedictine College Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The parks & rec major at Benedictine 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.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Benedictine College

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

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

41% Women
24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 59% of parks & rec bachelor's degrees went to men and 41% went to women.

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About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks & rec at Benedictine 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 Benedictine College with a bachelor's in parks & rec.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 28
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education 32

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 KS, the home state for Benedictine College.

Occupation Jobs in KS Average Salary in KS
General and Operations Managers 18,240 $97,920
Coaches and Scouts 3,750 $35,390
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors 3,190 $37,260
Managers 2,420 $102,560
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors 1,340 $51,720

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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