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

What traits are you looking for in a parks & rec school? To help you decide if Boston College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's parks & rec program.

Boston College is located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts and approximately 14,934 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.

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

• Master’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Online Classes Are Available at Boston College

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Boston College does offer online courses in parks & rec for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

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

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Boston College

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

Boston College Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 64% of parks & rec master's degrees went to men and 36% went to women.

Of the students who received a parks & rec master's degree from Boston College, 64% 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 Boston College with a master's in parks & rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	38
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Boston College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	41

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 MA, the home state for Boston College.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
General and Operations Managers	77,580	$135,820
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	11,880	$59,350
Managers	8,660	$131,450
Coaches and Scouts	7,280	$50,200
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	3,090	$56,430

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 Harvey D. Egan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.