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

What traits are you looking for in a parks and rec school? To help you decide if Monroe College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's parks and rec program.

Monroe College is located in Bronx, New York and approximately 6,541 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 22 parks and rec majors received their bachelor's degree from Monroe College.

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.

Monroe College Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Monroe College

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Monroe College offers distance education options for parks and rec at the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree

Monroe College Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the parks and rec progam at Monroe College 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 Monroe College 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 Associate Degree Schools	3
Most Popular Online Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	28

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Monroe College

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

Monroe College Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 78% of parks and rec associate's degrees went to men and 22% went to women.

Monroe College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in parks and rec graduates 55% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Monroe College with a associate's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	36
Hispanic or Latino	29
White	1
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Monroe College Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 students earned a bachelor's degree in parks and rec from Monroe College. About 27% of these graduates were women and the other 73% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 61% more racial-ethnic minorities in its parks and rec bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Monroe College with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Monroe College 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 Monroe College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	91

Related Majors

• 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 NY, the home state for Monroe College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
General and Operations Managers	163,250	$156,260
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	24,160	$59,520
Managers	16,600	$124,160
Coaches and Scouts	10,320	$56,320
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	5,400	$59,460

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.