Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Georgia Gwinnett College

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

Georgia Gwinnett College is located in Lawrenceville, Georgia and has a total student population of 11,627. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 65 students received a bachelor's degree in parks and rec from Georgia Gwinnett College.

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.

Georgia Gwinnett College Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Georgia Gwinnett College Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the parks and rec progam at Georgia Gwinnett College compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Georgia Gwinnett College 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
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	220
Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	228
Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	281
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	284

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Georgia Gwinnett College

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

Georgia Gwinnett College Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 65 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies from Georgia Gwinnett College in 2020-2021, 34% were men and 66% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 27% 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 Georgia Gwinnett College with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	19
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Georgia Gwinnett College 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

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 Georgia Gwinnett College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	65

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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 GA, the home state for Georgia Gwinnett College.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
General and Operations Managers	85,920	$113,440
Managers	14,480	$118,060
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	6,030	$45,540
Coaches and Scouts	4,970	$45,510
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	3,460	$46,990

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 Bubba73 (Jud McCranie) under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.