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

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

Emory is located in Atlanta, Georgia and has a total student population of 13,997. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 91 students received a bachelor's degree in parks and rec from Emory.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the parks and rec progam at Emory 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	14
	38

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Emory

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

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

Of the 91 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies from Emory in 2020-2021, 24% were men and 76% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% more racial-ethnic minorities in its parks and 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 and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	24
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	28
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Emory 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 Emory University. 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

Related Majors

• Public Administration & Social Service
• Legal Professions

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 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Mpspqr under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.