Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Cardinal Stritch University

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

Cardinal Stritch is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and approximately 1,646 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 8 parks and rec majors received their bachelor's degree from Cardinal Stritch.

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.

Cardinal Stritch Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

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

Cardinal Stritch Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the parks and rec progam at Cardinal Stritch 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 Cardinal Stritch 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 Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master’s Degree Schools	32
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master’s Degree Schools	47
Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	109
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master’s Degree Schools	125
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	334
Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	792

In 2021, 11 students received their master’s degree in parks and rec from Cardinal Stritch. This makes it the #241 most popular school for parks and rec master’s degree candidates in the country.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Cardinal Stritch

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

Cardinal Stritch Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 8 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies from Cardinal Stritch in 2020-2021, 38% were men and 63% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Cardinal Stritch University 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	0
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Cardinal Stritch Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Master’s Program

Of the 11 students who earned a master's degree in Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies from Cardinal Stritch in 2020-2021, 82% were men and 18% were women.

Of the students who received a parks and rec master's degree from Cardinal Stritch, 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 Cardinal Stritch University 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	7
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Cardinal Stritch 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Cardinal Stritch University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	19

Related Majors

• Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
• 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 WI, the home state for Cardinal Stritch University.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
General and Operations Managers	33,340	$126,950
Managers	12,400	$85,050
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	5,710	$32,030
Coaches and Scouts	5,010	$31,930
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	1,700	$51,810

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 Royalbroil under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.