Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Northwood University

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 Northwood University stacks up to those at other schools.

Northwood is located in Midland, Michigan and has a total student population of 2,541. Of the 833 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Northwood University in 2021, 22 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.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Northwood Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The parks and rec major at Northwood 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	208
	227
	229
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	597
Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	659

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Northwood

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

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

Of the 22 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in parks and rec from Northwood in 2021, 73% were men and 27% were women.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at Northwood 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 Northwood University with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	16
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Northwood 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 Northwood University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	22

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 MI, the home state for Northwood University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
General and Operations Managers	58,140	$122,160
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	7,030	$37,690
Managers	6,370	$98,780
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	3,770	$47,880
Athletic Trainers	1,010	$51,230

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.