Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at North Central College

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

North Central is located in Naperville, Illinois and has a total student population of 2,832. Of the 751 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from North Central College in 2021, 49 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.

North Central Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

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

North Central Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the parks and rec progam at North Central 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 North Central 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	52
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	122
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master’s Degree Schools	171
Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	280
Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	330

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in parks and rec from North Central. This makes it the #301 most popular school for parks and rec master’s degree candidates in the country.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at North Central

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

North Central Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 49 parks and rec students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from North Central, about 61% were men and 39% were women.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at North Central 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 North Central College with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	37
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

North Central Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of parks and rec master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

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

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

North Central 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

If you plan to be a parks and 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 North Central College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	55

Related Majors

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 IL, the home state for North Central College.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
General and Operations Managers	122,790	$125,990
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	16,430	$46,670
Coaches and Scouts	10,670	$38,760
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	3,570	$54,340
Athletic Trainers	1,480	$44,380

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 Quadrahex under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.