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

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

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 Emory University stacks up to those at other schools.

Emory is located in Atlanta, Georgia and has a total student population of 13,997.

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.

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

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Emory Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The parks & rec major at Emory 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 Emory

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

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

80% Women
64% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 20% of parks & rec bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 24% more racial-ethnic minorities in its parks & rec bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 23
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 18
White 27
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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Emory University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education 91

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 GA, the home state for Emory University.

Occupation Jobs in GA Average Salary in GA
General and Operations Managers 85,920 $113,440
Managers 14,480 $118,060
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors 6,030 $45,540
Coaches and Scouts 4,970 $45,510
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors 3,460 $46,990

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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