Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at Gordon College

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

Gordon College is located in Wenham, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 1,816. In 2021, 13 parks and rec majors received their bachelor's degree from Gordon College.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies section at the bottom of this page.

Gordon College Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Gordon College Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The parks and rec major at Gordon College is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Parks, Recreation & Leisure 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 Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	15
Most Focused Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools	18
	20
Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	44
Most Popular Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	50
Best Value Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	53
Best Value Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools	54

How Much Do Parks & Rec Graduates from Gordon College Make?

The median salary of parks and rec students who receive their bachelor's degree at Gordon College is $35,399. This is 12% higher than $31,674, which is the national average for all parks and rec bachelor's degree recipients.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Gordon College

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

Gordon College Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 13 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies from Gordon College in 2020-2021, 54% were men and 46% were women. The typical parks and rec bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at Gordon College since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at Gordon College are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% 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 Gordon College with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Gordon College also has a doctoral program available in parks and rec. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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 MA, the home state for Gordon College.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors	390	$74,730

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 daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.