Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Brooklyn College

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

Brooklyn College is located in Brooklyn, New York and approximately 17,735 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 55 students received a bachelor's degree in parks and rec from Brooklyn College.

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.

Brooklyn College Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec
• Master’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Brooklyn College Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks parks and rec programs across the country. The following shows how Brooklyn College performed in these rankings.

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 Brooklyn College 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
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master’s Degree Schools	175
	211
Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	239
Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	265
	352
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	757

In 2021, 28 students received their master’s degree in parks and rec from Brooklyn College. This makes it the #99 most popular school for parks and rec master’s degree candidates in the country.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Brooklyn College

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

Brooklyn College Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 55 parks and rec students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Brooklyn College, about 49% were men and 51% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% 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 Brooklyn College with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	23
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Brooklyn College Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 students graduated with a master's degree in parks and rec from Brooklyn College. About 68% were men and 32% were women.

In the parks and rec master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 68% of degree recipients. That is 29% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Brooklyn College 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 Brooklyn College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	83

Related Majors

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 Brooklyn College.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Gabriel Liendo under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.