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

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

Ithaca is located in Ithaca, New York and has a total student population of 5,354. In 2021, 4 parks and rec majors received their bachelor's degree from Ithaca.

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.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Ithaca Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the parks and rec progam at Ithaca 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 Ithaca 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
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	127
Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	444

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Ithaca

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

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

Of the 4 parks and rec students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Ithaca, about 25% were men and 75% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 36% more racial-ethnic minorities in its parks and rec bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Ithaca 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Ithaca College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies	3
Health & Physical Education	1

Related Majors

• 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 NY, the home state for Ithaca College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
General and Operations Managers	163,250	$156,260
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	24,160	$59,520
Managers	16,600	$124,160
Coaches and Scouts	10,320	$56,320
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	5,400	$59,460

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 Mr Senseless under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.