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

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

Marian is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and has a total student population of 3,706. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 students received a bachelor's degree in parks and rec from Marian.

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.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Marian Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the parks and rec progam at Marian compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The parks and rec major at Marian 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
	142
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	283
Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	423
Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	438
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	608

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Marian

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

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

Of the 28 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in parks and rec from Marian in 2021, 50% were men and 50% were women.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at Marian 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 Marian University with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	21
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Marian 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Marian University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	28

Related Majors

• Legal Professions
• Public Administration & Social Service

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 IN, the home state for Marian University.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
General and Operations Managers	54,610	$103,370
Managers	7,290	$71,560
Coaches and Scouts	6,530	$36,540
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	4,520	$32,990
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	2,140	$47,280

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 university under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.