Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Keene State College

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 Keene State College stacks up to those at other schools.

Keene State is located in Keene, New Hampshire and has a total student population of 3,210. Of the 842 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Keene State College in 2021, 30 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.

Keene State Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Keene State Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the parks and rec progam at Keene State 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 Keene State 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 Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	415

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Keene State

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

Keene State Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 30 parks and rec students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Keene State, about 23% were men and 77% were women.

About 93% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at Keene State 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 Keene State College with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	28
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Keene State 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 Keene State College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	30

Related Majors

• Legal Professions
• 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 NH, the home state for Keene State College.

Occupation	Jobs in NH	Average Salary in NH
General and Operations Managers	12,860	$126,750
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	1,850	$41,130
Coaches and Scouts	1,120	$39,880
Managers	950	$123,580
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	800	$56,020

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 John Phelan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.