Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Millersville University of Pennsylvania

If you are interested in studying parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies, you may want to check out the program at Millersville University of Pennsylvania. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Millersville is located in Millersville, Pennsylvania and approximately 7,456 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,299 student who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Millersville University of Pennsylvania in 2,021, 1 of them were parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies majors.

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.

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

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

Millersville Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The parks and rec major at Millersville 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 Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master’s Degree Schools	113
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master’s Degree Schools	139
Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master’s Degree Schools	168

In 2021, 17 students received their master’s degree in parks and rec from Millersville. This makes it the #168 most popular school for parks and rec master’s degree candidates in the country.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Millersville

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

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

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of parks and rec bachelor's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Millersville University of Pennsylvania 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	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 parks and rec majors earned their master's degree from Millersville. Of these graduates, 35% were men and 65% were women.

Of the students who received a parks and rec master's degree from Millersville, 82% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Millersville 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 Millersville University of Pennsylvania. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Millersville University of Pennsylvania. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	18

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 Millersville University of Pennsylvania.

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 J.R.Belice under License

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