Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Marywood 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 Marywood University stacks up to those at other schools.

Marywood is located in Scranton, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 2,613. In 2021, 13 parks and rec majors received their bachelor's degree from Marywood.

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.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Marywood Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the parks and rec progam at Marywood 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 Marywood 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 Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	698

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Marywood

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

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

The parks and rec program at Marywood awarded 13 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 54% of these degrees went to men with the other 46% going to women.

About 92% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at Marywood 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 Marywood University with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Marywood 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 Marywood University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	13

Related Majors

• Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
• 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 PA, the home state for Marywood University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
General and Operations Managers	80,160	$133,480
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	12,450	$35,420
Managers	11,060	$126,290
Coaches and Scouts	7,200	$41,820
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	2,780	$52,200

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.