Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

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

Rutgers New Brunswick is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey and has a total student population of 50,411. In 2021, 435 parks and rec majors received their bachelor's degree from Rutgers New Brunswick.

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.

Rutgers New Brunswick Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

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

Rutgers New Brunswick Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

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

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 Rutgers New Brunswick 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
Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	13
Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	337

In 2021, 20 students received their master’s degree in parks and rec from Rutgers New Brunswick. This makes it the #149 most popular school for parks and rec master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in parks and rec, making the school the #51 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Rutgers New Brunswick

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

Rutgers New Brunswick Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 435 students earned a bachelor's degree in parks and rec from Rutgers New Brunswick. About 53% of these graduates were women and the other 47% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% more racial-ethnic minorities in its parks and rec bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rutgers University - New Brunswick with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	121
Black or African American	35
Hispanic or Latino	69
White	183
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	21

Rutgers New Brunswick Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students earned a master's degree in parks and rec from Rutgers New Brunswick. About 35% of these graduates were women and the other 65% were men.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Rutgers New Brunswick also has a doctoral program available in parks and rec. In 2021, 1 students 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 Rutgers University - New Brunswick. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	456

Related Majors

• Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
• Public Administration & Social Service

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 NJ, the home state for Rutgers University - New Brunswick.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Zampromote under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.