Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Georgetown University

If you are interested in studying parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies, you may want to check out the program at Georgetown University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Georgetown is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a total student population of 19,371.

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.

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

• Master’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Georgetown Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

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Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Georgetown

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

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

Of the 150 students who graduated with a master’s in parks and rec from Georgetown in 2021, 66% were men and 34% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	30
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	58
International Students	19
Other Races/Ethnicities	24

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	150

Related Majors

• Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
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• Public Administration & Social Service
• Legal Professions

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 Georgetown University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
General and Operations Managers	25,930	$150,970
Managers	19,910	$147,460
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	1,040	$56,670
Coaches and Scouts	640	$66,650
Athletic Trainers	70	$68,470

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 Lucas Cantor under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.