Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Colorado State University - Pueblo

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 Colorado State University - Pueblo stacks up to those at other schools.

Colorado State University - Pueblo is located in Pueblo, Colorado and approximately 5,925 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 40 parks and rec majors received their bachelor's degree from Colorado State University - Pueblo.

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.

Colorado State University - Pueblo Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Colorado State University - Pueblo Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the parks and rec progam at Colorado State University - Pueblo 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 Colorado State University - Pueblo 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	90
	159
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	296
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	328
Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	335

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Colorado State University - Pueblo

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the parks and rec majors at Colorado State University - Pueblo.

Colorado State University - Pueblo Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 40 parks and rec students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Colorado State University - Pueblo, about 60% were men and 40% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% more racial-ethnic minorities in its parks and rec bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Colorado State University - Pueblo with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Colorado State University - Pueblo 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 Colorado State University - Pueblo. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	40

Related Majors

• 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 CO, the home state for Colorado State University - Pueblo.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
General and Operations Managers	39,200	$131,920
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	9,040	$46,330
Managers	8,940	$138,490
Coaches and Scouts	7,930	$38,470
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	2,350	$56,240

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.