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

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

Elms College is located in Chicopee, Massachusetts and approximately 1,355 students attend the school each year. Of the 354 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Elms College in 2021, 9 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.

Elms College Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Elms College Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the parks and rec progam at Elms College compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The parks and rec major at Elms College 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
Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	994

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Elms College

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

Elms College Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Program

The parks and rec program at Elms College awarded 9 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 67% of these degrees went to men with the other 33% going to women.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at Elms College are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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

Elms College 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

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	9

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 MA, the home state for Elms College.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
General and Operations Managers	77,580	$135,820
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	11,880	$59,350
Managers	8,660	$131,450
Coaches and Scouts	7,280	$50,200
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	3,090	$56,430

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 John Phelan under License

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