Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Hope College

If you are interested in studying parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies, you may want to check out the program at Hope College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Hope is located in Holland, Michigan and has a total student population of 3,061. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 36 students received a bachelor's degree in parks and rec from Hope.

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.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Hope Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks parks and rec programs across the country. The following shows how Hope performed in these rankings.

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 Hope 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 Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	297
Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	317
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	371
	389

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Hope

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

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

Of the 36 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in parks and rec from Hope in 2021, 39% were men and 61% were women.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at Hope 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 Hope College with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	29
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Hope 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 Hope College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Hope College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	36

Related Majors

• Public Administration & Social Service

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 MI, the home state for Hope College.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
General and Operations Managers	58,140	$122,160
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	7,030	$37,690
Managers	6,370	$98,780
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	3,770	$47,880
Athletic Trainers	1,010	$51,230

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 Trenner1945 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.