Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Iowa Wesleyan University

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 Iowa Wesleyan University stacks up to those at other schools.

Iowa Wesleyan is located in Mount Pleasant, Iowa and has a total student population of 704. Of the 146 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Iowa Wesleyan University in 2021, 8 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.

Iowa Wesleyan Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Iowa Wesleyan Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the parks and rec progam at Iowa Wesleyan 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 Iowa Wesleyan 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	259
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	325
Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	792
Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	1,027

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Iowa Wesleyan

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

Iowa Wesleyan Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 8 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in parks and rec from Iowa Wesleyan in 2021, 100% were men and 0% were women.

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

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

Iowa Wesleyan 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

If you plan to be a parks and rec major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Iowa Wesleyan University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	8

Related Majors

• Public Administration & Social Service
• Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

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 IA, the home state for Iowa Wesleyan University.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
General and Operations Managers	23,570	$99,720
Coaches and Scouts	4,590	$30,960
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	3,590	$32,880
Managers	2,880	$101,360
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	880	$46,930

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 Robert Thall under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.