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

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

ECSU is located in Willimantic, Connecticut and approximately 4,644 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 26 students received a bachelor's degree in parks and rec from ECSU.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the parks and rec progam at ECSU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The parks and 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	207
	209
Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	420
Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	453
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	481
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	577
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	683

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at ECSU

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

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

Of the 26 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies from ECSU in 2020-2021, 58% were men and 42% were women.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and 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 and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

ECSU 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

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

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 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

More about our data sources and methodologies.