Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at Eastern Washington University

Every parks, recreation and leisure 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 Eastern Washington University stacks up to those at other schools.

EWU is located in Cheney, Washington and has a total student population of 12,349. In 2021, 10 parks and rec majors received their bachelor's degree from EWU.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies section at the bottom of this page.

EWU Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

EWU Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Rankings

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

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 EWU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Parks, Recreation & Leisure 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
Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools	8
Most Focused Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools	93

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at EWU

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

EWU Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students earned a bachelor's degree in parks and rec from EWU. About 20% of these graduates were women and the other 80% were men. The typical parks and rec bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at EWU since its program graduates 36% more men than average.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at EWU 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 Washington University with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

EWU also has a doctoral program available in parks and rec. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Health & Physical Education
• Recreation Administration

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 WA, the home state for Eastern Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors	390	$52,970

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 Ian Poellet under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.