Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at SUNY Broome

If you are interested in studying parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies, you may want to check out the program at SUNY Broome. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

SUNY Broome is located in Binghamton, New York and has a total student population of 5,386.

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.

SUNY Broome Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Online Classes Are Available at SUNY Broome

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? SUNY Broome offers distance education options for parks and rec at the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree

SUNY Broome Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

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Parks & Rec Student Demographics at SUNY Broome

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

SUNY Broome Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 88% of parks and rec associate's degrees went to men and 13% went to women.

SUNY Broome does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in parks and rec graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from SUNY Broome with a associate's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	8
International Students	0
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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from SUNY Broome. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	16

Related Majors

• Legal Professions
• 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 NY, the home state for SUNY Broome.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
General and Operations Managers	163,250	$156,260
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	24,160	$59,520
Managers	16,600	$124,160
Coaches and Scouts	10,320	$56,320
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	5,400	$59,460

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.