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

If you are interested in studying parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies, you may want to check out the program at Roosevelt University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Roosevelt is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 4,680 students attend the school each year.

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.

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

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

Roosevelt Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies 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.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Roosevelt

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

Roosevelt Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of parks and rec associate's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

Roosevelt does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in parks and rec graduates 61% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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

Roosevelt Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students graduated with a master's degree in parks and rec from Roosevelt. About 33% were men and 67% were women.

In the parks and rec master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 27% better than the national average.*

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

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

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	7

Related Majors

• Public Administration & Social Service
• Legal Professions
• 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 IL, the home state for Roosevelt University.

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 Teemu008 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.