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Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Montclair State University

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Montclair State University

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

Montclair State is located in Montclair, New Jersey and has a total student population of 21,005.

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.

Montclair State Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

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

Montclair State Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The parks & rec major at Montclair State 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.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Montclair State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the parks & rec majors at Montclair State University.

Montclair State Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Program

50% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of parks & rec bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% more racial-ethnic minorities in its parks & rec bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 10
Black or African American 18
Hispanic or Latino 37
White 62
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

Montclair State Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Master’s Program

33% Women
28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 67% of parks & rec master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

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Of the students who received a parks & rec master's degree from Montclair State, 61% 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 Montclair State University with a master's in parks & rec.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 11
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

If you plan to be a parks & rec major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Montclair State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education 120

Careers That Parks & Rec Grads May Go Into

A degree in parks & 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 NJ, the home state for Montclair State University.

Occupation Jobs in NJ Average Salary in NJ
General and Operations Managers 43,070 $167,600
Managers 18,370 $138,820
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors 11,310 $54,200
Coaches and Scouts 8,720 $51,290
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors 2,270 $56,990

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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