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Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Rhode Island College

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 Rhode Island College stacks up to those at other schools.

RIC is located in Providence, Rhode Island and approximately 7,072 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,463 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Rhode Island College in 2021, 7 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.

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

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

RIC Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The parks and rec major at RIC 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 RIC

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

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

57% Women
The parks and rec program at RIC awarded 7 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 43% of these degrees went to men with the other 57% going to women.

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About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at RIC 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 Rhode Island College with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 5
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education 7

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 RI, the home state for Rhode Island College.

Occupation Jobs in RI Average Salary in RI
General and Operations Managers 5,730 $155,910
Coaches and Scouts 1,050 $46,410
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors 960 $45,170
Managers 830 $114,660
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors 480 $62,420

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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