Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus

If you are interested in studying parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies, you may want to check out the program at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

BGSU is located in Bowling Green, Ohio and has a total student population of 18,142. Of the 3,148 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Bowling Green State University - Main Campus in 2021, 186 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.

BGSU Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec
• Master’s Degree in Parks & Rec

BGSU Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the parks and rec progam at BGSU 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 BGSU 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
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	228

In 2021, 16 students received their master’s degree in parks and rec from BGSU. This makes it the #176 most popular school for parks and rec master’s degree candidates in the country.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at BGSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the parks and rec majors at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus.

BGSU Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Program

The parks and rec program at BGSU awarded 186 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 48% of these degrees went to men with the other 52% going to women.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at BGSU 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 Bowling Green State University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	153
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

BGSU Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Master’s Program

Of the 16 parks and rec students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from BGSU, about 44% were men and 56% were women.

Of the students who received a parks and rec master's degree from BGSU, 81% 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 Bowling Green State University - Main Campus with a master's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	13
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

BGSU 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

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	157
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies	45

Related Majors

• Public Administration & Social Service
• Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

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 OH, the home state for Bowling Green State University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
General and Operations Managers	58,980	$118,470
Managers	14,410	$107,320
Coaches and Scouts	12,360	$40,110
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	9,290	$32,960
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	3,660	$47,750

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 Jeffness under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.