Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Farmingdale State College

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

SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale is located in Farmingdale, New York and has a total student population of 10,018. Of the 2,066 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Farmingdale State College in 2021, 57 of them were parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies majors.

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.

SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks parks and rec programs across the country. The following shows how SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale 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 SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale 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 Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	93
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	675

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the parks and rec majors at Farmingdale State College.

SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Program

The parks and rec program at SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale awarded 57 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 84% of these degrees went to men with the other 16% going to women.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale 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 Farmingdale State College with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	46
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale 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 Farmingdale State College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	57

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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 NY, the home state for Farmingdale State College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
General and Operations Managers	163,250	$156,260
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	24,160	$59,520
Managers	16,600	$124,160
Coaches and Scouts	10,320	$56,320
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	5,400	$59,460

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 Batiste93 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.