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

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

Every parks, recreation, leisure, & fitness studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the parks & rec program at Gonzaga University stacks up to those at other schools.

Gonzaga is located in Spokane, Washington and has a total student population of 7,295.

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.

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

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

Online Classes Are Available at Gonzaga

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Gonzaga offers distance education options for parks & rec at the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

Gonzaga Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The parks & rec major at Gonzaga 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 Gonzaga

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

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

36% Women
26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 64% of parks & rec bachelor's degrees went to men and 36% went to women.

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About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks & rec at Gonzaga are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 28
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

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

42% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 58% of parks & rec master's degrees went to men and 42% went to women.

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Of the students who received a parks & rec master's degree from Gonzaga, 75% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 18
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

The following parks & rec concentations are available at Gonzaga University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Gonzaga University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education 64

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 WA, the home state for Gonzaga University.

Occupation Jobs in WA Average Salary in WA
General and Operations Managers 47,770 $124,810
Coaches and Scouts 12,520 $43,420
Managers 11,280 $125,490
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors 8,670 $54,220
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors 2,120 $55,720

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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