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

Every parks, recreation, leisure, and 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 and 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. Of the 1,435 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Gonzaga University in 2021, 30 of them were parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies majors.

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 and rec at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Gonzaga Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The parks and 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	151
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	166
	201
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	583

In 2021, 34 students received their master’s degree in parks and rec from Gonzaga. This makes it the #76 most popular school for parks and rec master’s degree candidates in the country.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Gonzaga

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

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

Of the 30 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in parks and rec from Gonzaga in 2021, 73% were men and 27% were women.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and 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 and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	19
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Of the 34 parks and rec students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Gonzaga, about 56% were men and 44% were women.

Of the students who received a parks and rec master's degree from Gonzaga, 62% 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 and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	21
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Gonzaga 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

If you plan to be a parks and rec major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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

Related Majors

• 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 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Gregg M. Erickson under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.