Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Elmhurst University

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

Elmhurst is located in Elmhurst, Illinois and has a total student population of 3,421. In 2021, 25 parks and rec majors received their bachelor's degree from Elmhurst.

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.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Elmhurst Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

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

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 Elmhurst 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
	312
	324

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Elmhurst

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

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

Of the 25 parks and rec students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Elmhurst, about 60% were men and 40% were women.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at Elmhurst 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 Elmhurst University with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Elmhurst 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

The following parks and rec concentations are available at Elmhurst University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Elmhurst University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	25

Related Majors

• Military Technologies & Applied Sciences
• Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

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 IL, the home state for Elmhurst University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
General and Operations Managers	122,790	$125,990
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	16,430	$46,670
Coaches and Scouts	10,670	$38,760
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	3,570	$54,340
Athletic Trainers	1,480	$44,380

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 Teemu008 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.