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

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 Lynn University stacks up to those at other schools.

Lynn University Fighting Knights is located in Boca Raton, Florida and approximately 3,232 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 students received a bachelor's degree in parks and rec from Lynn University Fighting Knights.

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.

Lynn University Fighting Knights Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Online Classes Are Available at Lynn University Fighting Knights

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? Lynn University Fighting Knights offers distance education options for parks and rec at the following degree levels:

Lynn University Fighting Knights Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks parks and rec programs across the country. The following shows how Lynn University Fighting Knights 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 Lynn University Fighting Knights 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 Online Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Graduate Certificate Schools	16
Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Graduate Certificate Schools	44
Most Popular Online Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	93

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Lynn University Fighting Knights

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

Lynn University Fighting Knights Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 25 parks and rec students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Lynn University Fighting Knights, about 76% were men and 24% were women.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at Lynn University Fighting Knights 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 Lynn University with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	16
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Lynn University Fighting Knights 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

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Lynn University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	25

Related Majors

• Military Technologies & Applied Sciences
• 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 FL, the home state for Lynn University.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
General and Operations Managers	123,800	$112,600
Managers	23,160	$99,240
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	16,120	$40,790
Coaches and Scouts	10,220	$45,710
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	8,870	$48,010

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 DouglasGreen under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.