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Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Grand Canyon University

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

Grand Canyon University is located in Phoenix, Arizona and has a total student population of 103,427. In 2021, 265 parks and rec majors received their bachelor's degree from Grand Canyon University.

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.

Grand Canyon University Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Online Classes Are Available at Grand Canyon University

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? Grand Canyon University offers distance education options for parks and rec at the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree

Grand Canyon University Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the parks and rec progam at Grand Canyon University 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 Grand Canyon University 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 Popular Online Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools 6
Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools 38
Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools 39
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools 62
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools 67
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Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools 829

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Grand Canyon University

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

Grand Canyon University Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Program

28% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The parks and rec program at Grand Canyon University awarded 265 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 72% of these degrees went to men with the other 28% going to women.

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About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at Grand Canyon University are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 27
Hispanic or Latino 59
White 144
International Students 9
Other Races/Ethnicities 23

Grand Canyon University 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Grand Canyon University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education 265

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 AZ, the home state for Grand Canyon University.

Occupation Jobs in AZ Average Salary in AZ
General and Operations Managers 50,540 $102,470
Managers 8,520 $101,630
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors 5,810 $40,990
Coaches and Scouts 5,470 $49,600
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors 2,920 $42,710

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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