Find Affordable College Courses

What Do You Want to Study?

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

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

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

Lakeland is located in Plymouth, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 2,753.

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.

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

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Lakeland Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The parks & rec major at Lakeland 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.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Lakeland

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

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

30% Women
45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 70% of parks & rec bachelor's degrees went to men and 30% went to women.

undefined

About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks & rec at Lakeland are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities in its parks & rec bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

undefined
Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 11
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

If you plan to be a parks & 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 Lakeland University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education 15

Careers That Parks & Rec Grads May Go Into

A degree in parks & 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 WI, the home state for Lakeland University.

Occupation Jobs in WI Average Salary in WI
General and Operations Managers 33,340 $126,950
Managers 12,400 $85,050
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors 5,710 $32,030
Coaches and Scouts 5,010 $31,930
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors 1,700 $51,810

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

Find Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited colleges across the U.S.