Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Bethel University Minnesota

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 Bethel University Minnesota stacks up to those at other schools.

Bethel University Minnesota is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and has a total student population of 3,814. Of the 773 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Bethel University Minnesota in 2021, 24 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.

Bethel University Minnesota Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Bethel University Minnesota Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

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

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 Bethel University Minnesota 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
	29
	30

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Bethel University Minnesota

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

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

For the most recent academic year available, 46% of parks and rec bachelor's degrees went to men and 54% went to women.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at Bethel University Minnesota 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 Bethel University Minnesota with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	21
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Bethel University Minnesota 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

If you plan to be a parks and rec major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Bethel University Minnesota. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	24

Related Majors

• Public Administration & Social Service

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 MN, the home state for Bethel University Minnesota.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
General and Operations Managers	46,440	$112,120
Managers	9,350	$128,590
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	6,170	$44,340
Coaches and Scouts	4,500	$45,120
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	2,010	$54,630

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 Mingusboodle under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.