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Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Bowie State University

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Bowie State University

If you plan to study parks, recreation, leisure, & fitness studies, take a look at what Bowie State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Bowie State University is located in Bowie, Maryland and has a total student population of 6,250.

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.

Bowie State University Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Bowie State University Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The parks & rec major at Bowie State 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 Bowie State University

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

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

13% Women
92% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 88% of parks & rec bachelor's degrees went to men and 13% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 52% 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 Bowie State University with a bachelor's in parks & rec.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 19
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 0
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education 28

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 MD, the home state for Bowie State University.

Occupation Jobs in MD Average Salary in MD
General and Operations Managers 48,180 $137,700
Managers 14,450 $122,050
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors 7,560 $46,270
Coaches and Scouts 3,880 $43,790
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors 3,070 $50,030

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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