Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Johnson & Wales University - Providence

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 Johnson & Wales University - Providence stacks up to those at other schools.

JWU Providence is located in Providence, Rhode Island and approximately 5,676 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,075 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Johnson & Wales University - Providence in 2021, 71 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.

JWU Providence Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec
• Master’s Degree in Parks & Rec

JWU Providence Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

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

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 JWU Providence 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 Master’s Degree Schools	94
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	293
Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	331

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in parks and rec from JWU Providence. This makes it the #301 most popular school for parks and rec master’s degree candidates in the country.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at JWU Providence

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the parks and rec majors at Johnson & Wales University - Providence.

JWU Providence Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 71 students earned a bachelor's degree in parks and rec from JWU Providence. About 69% of these graduates were women and the other 31% were men.

About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at JWU Providence 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 Johnson & Wales University - Providence with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	47
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

JWU Providence Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Master’s Program

The parks and rec program at JWU Providence awarded 6 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 50% of these degrees went to men with the other 50% going to women.

Of the students who received a parks and rec master's degree from JWU Providence, 100% 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 Johnson & Wales University - Providence with a master's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

JWU Providence 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

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Johnson & Wales University - Providence. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Recreation Administration	71
Health & Physical Education	6

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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 RI, the home state for Johnson & Wales University - Providence.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
General and Operations Managers	5,730	$155,910
Coaches and Scouts	1,050	$46,410
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	960	$45,170
Managers	830	$114,660
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	480	$62,420

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 Jeffrey Beall under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.