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

53% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

GMU is located in Fairfax, Virginia and has a total student population of 38,541.

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.

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

Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec
Master’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Online Classes Are Available at GMU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

GMU does offer online education options in parks & rec for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

Bachelor’s Degree

GMU Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The parks & rec major at GMU 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.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at GMU

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

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

39% Women

53% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 61% of parks & rec bachelor's degrees went to men and 39% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% more racial-ethnic minorities in its parks & rec bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from George Mason University with a bachelor's in parks & rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	17
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	43
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

GMU Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Master’s Program

47% Women

32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 53% of parks & rec master's degrees went to men and 47% went to women.

Of the students who received a parks & rec master's degree from GMU, 53% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from George Mason University with a master's in parks & rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	18
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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 George Mason University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	113

Public Administration & Social Service

Careers That Parks & Rec Grads May Go Into

A degree in parks & 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 VA, the home state for George Mason University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
General and Operations Managers	52,440	$142,000
Managers	17,280	$134,500
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	12,720	$41,370
Coaches and Scouts	6,910	$42,340
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	2,670	$50,160

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 Lucien Dalarun under License

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