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Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at George Fox University

If you plan to study parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies, take a look at what George Fox University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

GFU is located in Newberg, Oregon and approximately 4,106 students attend the school each year. Of the 651 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from George Fox University in 2021, 12 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.

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

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

GFU Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the parks and rec progam at GFU 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 GFU 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 539
Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools 719
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools 799

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at GFU

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

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

75% Women
42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students earned a bachelor's degree in parks and rec from GFU. About 75% of these graduates were women and the other 25% were men.

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About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at GFU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% 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 George Fox University with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 7
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

GFU 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

If you plan to be a parks and 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 George Fox University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education 12

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 OR, the home state for George Fox University.

Occupation Jobs in OR Average Salary in OR
General and Operations Managers 32,960 $107,670
Managers 7,850 $94,400
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors 4,750 $40,840
Coaches and Scouts 4,420 $41,490
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors 1,140 $50,480

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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