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

Every parks, recreation, leisure, & 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 & rec program at Dean College stacks up to those at other schools.

Dean College is located in Franklin, Massachusetts and approximately 1,180 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.

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

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

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

The parks & rec major at Dean 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.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Dean College

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

Dean College Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of parks & rec associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of parks & rec bachelor's degrees went to men and 29% went to women.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks & rec at Dean College 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 Dean College with a bachelor's in parks & rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	33
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

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 Dean College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	32

Related Majors

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 MA, the home state for Dean College.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
General and Operations Managers	77,580	$135,820
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	11,880	$59,350
Managers	8,660	$131,450
Coaches and Scouts	7,280	$50,200
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	3,090	$56,430

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.