Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Indiana University - Bloomington

Every parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the parks and rec program at Indiana University - Bloomington stacks up to those at other schools.

IU Bloomington is located in Bloomington, Indiana and approximately 43,064 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 576 students received a bachelor's degree in parks and rec from IU Bloomington.

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.

IU Bloomington Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Parks & Rec (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec
• Master’s Degree in Parks & Rec
• Doctorate Degree in Parks & Rec

IU Bloomington Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the parks and rec progam at IU Bloomington 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 IU Bloomington 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
	124
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	251

In 2021, 51 students received their master’s degree in parks and rec from IU Bloomington. This makes it the #41 most popular school for parks and rec master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in parks and rec, making the school the #9 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at IU Bloomington

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

IU Bloomington Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 576 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in parks and rec from IU Bloomington in 2021, 50% were men and 50% were women.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at IU Bloomington 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 Indiana University - Bloomington with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	35
Hispanic or Latino	35
White	460
International Students	18
Other Races/Ethnicities	21

IU Bloomington Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 51 students earned a master's degree in parks and rec from IU Bloomington. About 63% of these graduates were women and the other 37% were men.

Of the students who received a parks and rec master's degree from IU Bloomington, 86% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Indiana University - Bloomington with a master's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	44
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

IU Bloomington also has a doctoral program available in parks and rec. In 2021, 10 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

If you plan to be a parks and 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 Indiana University - Bloomington. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	472
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies	160
Other Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies	5

Related Majors

• Military Technologies & Applied Sciences
• Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
• Legal Professions
• 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 IN, the home state for Indiana University - Bloomington.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
General and Operations Managers	54,610	$103,370
Managers	7,290	$71,560
Coaches and Scouts	6,530	$36,540
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	4,520	$32,990
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	2,140	$47,280

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 Nyttend under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.