Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at St. Joseph’s College - New York

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

SJC is located in Brooklyn, New York and approximately 5,012 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students received a bachelor's degree in parks and rec from SJC.

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.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

SJC Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the parks and rec progam at SJC compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The parks and rec major at SJC 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	47
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	47
Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	176
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	1,147

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at SJC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the parks and rec majors at St. Joseph’s College - New York.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in parks and rec from SJC. About 14% were men and 86% were women.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at SJC are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from St. Joseph's College - New York with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

SJC 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 St. Joseph's College - New York. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from St. Joseph's College - New York. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Recreation Administration	7

Related Majors

• Public Administration & Social Service
• 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 NY, the home state for St. Joseph's College - New York.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
General and Operations Managers	163,250	$156,260
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	24,160	$59,520
Managers	16,600	$124,160
Coaches and Scouts	10,320	$56,320
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	5,400	$59,460

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 The Squirrels under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.