Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Franklin College

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

Franklin College of Indiana is located in Franklin, Indiana and approximately 994 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 26 parks and rec majors received their bachelor's degree from Franklin College of Indiana.

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.

Franklin College of Indiana Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Franklin College of Indiana Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The parks and rec major at Franklin College of Indiana 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	56
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	59
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	59
	125
	126
Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	271
Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	468

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Franklin College of Indiana

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

Franklin College of Indiana Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 26 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in parks and rec from Franklin College of Indiana. About 31% were men and 69% were women.

About 96% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at Franklin College of Indiana 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 Franklin College with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	25
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Franklin College of Indiana 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 Franklin College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Franklin College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	26

Related Majors

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 IN, the home state for Franklin College.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
General and Operations Managers	54,610	$103,370
Managers	7,290	$71,560
Coaches and Scouts	6,530	$36,540
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	4,520	$32,990
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	2,140	$47,280

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 Bwsmith84 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.