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

Every parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the parks and rec program at Benedictine College stacks up to those at other schools.

Benedictine College is located in Atchison, Kansas and has a total student population of 2,217. In 2021, 32 parks and rec majors received their bachelor's degree from Benedictine College.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the parks and rec progam at Benedictine College compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The parks and 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	181

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Benedictine College

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

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

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 32 students earned a bachelor's degree in parks and rec from Benedictine College. About 47% of these graduates were women and the other 53% were men.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and 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 and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	19
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Benedictine 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

The following parks and 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

Related Majors

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 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Bcprva under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.