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Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at William & Mary

Every parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the parks and rec program at William & Mary stacks up to those at other schools.

William & Mary is located in Williamsburg, Virginia and approximately 8,939 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,983 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from William & Mary in 2021, 125 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.

William & Mary Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

William & Mary Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The parks and rec major at William & Mary 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
329
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools 400

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at William & Mary

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the parks and rec majors at William & Mary.

William & Mary Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Program

73% Women
34% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 125 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in parks and rec from William & Mary in 2021, 27% were men and 73% were women.

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About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at William & Mary 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 William & Mary with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 23
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 72
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 14

William & Mary 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 William & Mary. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at William & Mary. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education 125

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 VA, the home state for William & Mary.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
General and Operations Managers 52,440 $142,000
Managers 17,280 $134,500
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors 12,720 $41,370
Coaches and Scouts 6,910 $42,340
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors 2,670 $50,160

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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