Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at Gallaudet University

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

Gallaudet is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 1,451 students attend the school each year. Of the 209 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Gallaudet University in 2021, 14 of them were parks, recreation and leisure studies majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies section at the bottom of this page.

Gallaudet Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Gallaudet Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the parks and rec progam at Gallaudet 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 Gallaudet is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Parks, Recreation & Leisure 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
Most Focused Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools	10
	40
Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools	53
Most Popular Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools	53

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Gallaudet

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

Gallaudet Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students earned a bachelor's degree in parks and rec from Gallaudet. About 7% of these graduates were women and the other 93% were men. The typical parks and rec bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at Gallaudet since its program graduates 49% more men than average.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at Gallaudet are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% 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 Gallaudet University with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Gallaudet also has a doctoral program available in parks and rec. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 DC, the home state for Gallaudet University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC

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 AgnosticPreachersKid under License

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