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Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Columbia University in the City of New York

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Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Columbia University in the City of New York

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 Columbia University in the City of New York stacks up to those at other schools.

Columbia is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 30,135.

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.

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

  • Master’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Columbia Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

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There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in parks and rec, making the school the #60 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Columbia

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the parks and rec majors at Columbia University in the City of New York.

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

27% Women
15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The parks and rec program at Columbia awarded 67 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 73% of these degrees went to men with the other 27% going to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Columbia University in the City of New York with a master's in parks and rec.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 21
International Students 27
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

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 Columbia University in the City of New York. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education 71

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 NY, the home state for Columbia University in the City of New York.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
General and Operations Managers 163,250 $156,260
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors 24,160 $59,520
Managers 16,600 $124,160
Coaches and Scouts 10,320 $56,320
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors 5,400 $59,460

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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