Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

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

Kutztown University is located in Kutztown, Pennsylvania and approximately 7,890 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 95 parks and rec majors received their bachelor's degree from Kutztown University.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies section at the bottom of this page.

Kutztown University Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Kutztown University Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The parks and rec major at Kutztown University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Parks, Recreation & Leisure 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 Studies Schools	5
Best Value Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools	6
Most Popular Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools	8

Earnings of Kutztown University Parks & Rec Graduates

The median salary of parks and rec students who receive their bachelor's degree at Kutztown University is $33,459. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 6% higher than the national average of $31,674 for all parks and rec bachelor's degree recipients.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Kutztown University

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

Kutztown University Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 95 parks and rec majors earned their bachelor's degree from Kutztown University. Of these graduates, 76% were men and 24% were women. The typical parks and rec bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at Kutztown University since its program graduates 32% more men than average.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at Kutztown University 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 Kutztown University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	75
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Kutztown University also has a doctoral program available in parks and rec. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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 PA, the home state for Kutztown University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors	1,040	$67,100

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 User:Dough4872 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.