The Parks & Rec Major at Eastern Connecticut State University

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Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Eastern Connecticut State University

16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying parks, recreation, leisure, & fitness studies, you may want to check out the program at Eastern Connecticut State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

ECSU is located in Willimantic, Connecticut and approximately 4,644 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.

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

Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

ECSU Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The parks & rec major at ECSU 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 ECSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the parks & rec majors at Eastern Connecticut State University.

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

23% Women

16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 77% of parks & rec bachelor's degrees went to men and 23% went to women.

About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks & rec at ECSU 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 Eastern Connecticut State University with a bachelor's in parks & rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	23
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Eastern Connecticut State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	26

Public Administration & Social Service

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 CT, the home state for Eastern Connecticut State University.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
General and Operations Managers	30,330	$155,890
Managers	6,590	$129,730
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	4,690	$53,530
Coaches and Scouts	3,350	$41,820
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	1,310	$60,270

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 John Phelan under License

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