Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Cornerstone University

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 Cornerstone University stacks up to those at other schools.

Cornerstone is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan and approximately 1,917 students attend the school each year. Of the 347 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Cornerstone University in 2021, 26 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.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Cornerstone Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the parks and rec progam at Cornerstone 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 Cornerstone 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
	42
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	218
Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	251

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Cornerstone

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

Cornerstone Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Program

The parks and rec program at Cornerstone awarded 26 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 50% of these degrees went to men with the other 50% going to women.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at Cornerstone are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	23
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Cornerstone 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Cornerstone University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	26

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 MI, the home state for Cornerstone University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
General and Operations Managers	58,140	$122,160
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	7,030	$37,690
Managers	6,370	$98,780
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	3,770	$47,880
Athletic Trainers	1,010	$51,230

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 Wcbpolish under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.