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

If you plan to study parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies, take a look at what Lasell University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Lasell is located in Newton, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 1,951. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 47 students received a bachelor's degree in parks and rec from Lasell.

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.

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

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

Online Classes Are Available at Lasell

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Lasell offers distance education options for parks and rec at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Lasell Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the parks and rec progam at Lasell 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 Lasell 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
	32
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	48
Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master’s Degree Schools	80
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master’s Degree Schools	161
	227
Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	291
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	480
Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	546

In 2021, 33 students received their master’s degree in parks and rec from Lasell. This makes it the #80 most popular school for parks and rec master’s degree candidates in the country.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Lasell

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

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

Of the 47 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in parks and rec from Lasell in 2021, 79% were men and 21% were women.

About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at Lasell 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 Lasell University 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	29
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 33 students earned a master's degree in parks and rec from Lasell. About 21% of these graduates were women and the other 79% were men.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

Lasell 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

The following parks and rec concentations are available at Lasell University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Lasell University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	80

Related Majors

• Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
• Legal Professions

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 MA, the home state for Lasell University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
General and Operations Managers	77,580	$135,820
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	11,880	$59,350
Managers	8,660	$131,450
Coaches and Scouts	7,280	$50,200
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	3,090	$56,430

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.