Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Kean University

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

Kean is located in Union, New Jersey and approximately 14,064 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 33 parks and rec majors received their bachelor's degree from Kean.

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.

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

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

Kean Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

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

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 Kean 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	56
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	180
Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master’s Degree Schools	184
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	186

In 2021, 15 students received their master’s degree in parks and rec from Kean. This makes it the #184 most popular school for parks and rec master’s degree candidates in the country.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Kean

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

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

Of the 33 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in parks and rec from Kean in 2021, 55% were men and 45% were women.

About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at Kean are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% 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 Kean University with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Kean Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Master’s Program

Of the 15 students who earned a master's degree in Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies from Kean in 2020-2021, 47% were men and 53% were women.

In the parks and rec master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 53% of degree recipients. That is 14% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Kean 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 Kean University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	30
Recreation Administration	18

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 NJ, the home state for Kean University.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
General and Operations Managers	43,070	$167,600
Managers	18,370	$138,820
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	11,310	$54,200
Coaches and Scouts	8,720	$51,290
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	2,270	$56,990

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 Daniel Collins under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.