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Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at Houghton College

Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at Houghton College

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

Houghton is located in Houghton, New York and approximately 902 students attend the school each year.

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.

Houghton Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Houghton Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Rankings

The parks & rec major at Houghton 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.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Houghton

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

Houghton Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor’s Program

92% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 8% of parks & rec bachelor's degrees went to men and 92% went to women.

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About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks & rec at Houghton 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 Houghton College with a bachelor's in parks & rec.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 12
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies

If you plan to be a parks & 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 Houghton College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 9

Careers That Parks & Rec Grads May Go Into

A degree in parks & 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 NY, the home state for Houghton College.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors 1,320 $78,150

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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