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

If you plan to study parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies, take a look at what Hamline University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Hamline is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and approximately 3,113 students attend the school each year. Of the 520 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Hamline University in 2021, 14 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.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Hamline Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The parks and rec major at Hamline 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 Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	851

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Hamline

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

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 parks and rec majors earned their bachelor's degree from Hamline. Of these graduates, 29% were men and 71% were women.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at Hamline 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 Hamline University with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	10
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Hamline 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

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	14

Related Majors

• Public Administration & Social Service
• 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 MN, the home state for Hamline University.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
General and Operations Managers	46,440	$112,120
Managers	9,350	$128,590
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	6,170	$44,340
Coaches and Scouts	4,500	$45,120
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	2,010	$54,630

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 Appraiser under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.