The Parks & Rec Major at Rowan College of South Jersey Gloucester Campus

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Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Rowan College of South Jersey Gloucester Campus

If you are interested in studying parks, recreation, leisure, & fitness studies, you may want to check out the program at Rowan College of South Jersey Gloucester Campus. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

RCSJ is located in Sewell, New Jersey and has a total student population of 6,369.

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.

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

Associate’s Degree in Parks & Rec

RCSJ Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at RCSJ

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the parks & rec majors at Rowan College of South Jersey Gloucester Campus.

RCSJ Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Associate’s Program

57% Women

10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of parks & rec associate's degrees went to men and 57% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in parks & rec at RCSJ are white. Around 86% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rowan College of South Jersey Gloucester Campus with a associate's in parks & rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

If you plan to be a parks & rec major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Rowan College of South Jersey Gloucester Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	13

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 NJ, the home state for Rowan College of South Jersey Gloucester Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
General and Operations Managers	43,070	$167,600
Managers	18,370	$138,820
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	11,310	$54,200
Coaches and Scouts	8,720	$51,290
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	2,270	$56,990

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*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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