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

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

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

William & Mary is located in Williamsburg, Virginia and approximately 8,939 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.

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

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

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

The parks & 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.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at William & Mary

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

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

74% Women
44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 26% of parks & rec bachelor's degrees went to men and 74% went to women.

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About 50% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks & rec at William & Mary are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities in its parks & rec bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 19
Black or African American 13
Hispanic or Latino 11
White 63
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 16

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

If you plan to be a parks & rec major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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 & 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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