Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at McDaniel College

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 McDaniel College stacks up to those at other schools.

McDaniel is located in Westminster, Maryland and has a total student population of 2,931. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 38 students received a bachelor's degree in parks and rec from McDaniel.

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.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

McDaniel Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks parks and rec programs across the country. The following shows how McDaniel performed in these rankings.

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 McDaniel 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
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	46
	62
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	316
Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	350
Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	350
Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	453

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at McDaniel

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

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

Of the 38 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies from McDaniel in 2020-2021, 47% were men and 53% were women.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at McDaniel 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 McDaniel College with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	30
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

McDaniel 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 McDaniel College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	38

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• Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
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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 MD, the home state for McDaniel College.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
General and Operations Managers	48,180	$137,700
Managers	14,450	$122,050
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	7,560	$46,270
Coaches and Scouts	3,880	$43,790
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	3,070	$50,030

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 Swissbeauty under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.