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

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

Carthage is located in Kenosha, Wisconsin and approximately 2,763 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.

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

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

Carthage Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The parks & rec major at Carthage 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 Carthage

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

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

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of parks & rec bachelor's degrees went to men and 38% went to women.

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks & rec at Carthage 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 Carthage College with a bachelor's in parks & rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of parks & rec master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

Of the students who received a parks & rec master's degree from Carthage, 83% 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 Carthage College with a master's in parks & rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

The following parks & rec concentations are available at Carthage College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Carthage College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	30

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 WI, the home state for Carthage College.

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 Richie Diesterheft under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.