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Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Saint Louis University

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Saint Louis University

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

SLU is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and approximately 12,229 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.

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

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

SLU Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The parks & rec major at SLU 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 SLU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the parks & rec majors at Saint Louis University.

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

67% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of parks & rec bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

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About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks & rec at SLU 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 Saint Louis University with a bachelor's in parks & rec.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 10
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 11
White 81
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

The following parks & rec concentations are available at Saint Louis University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Saint Louis University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education 120

Careers That Parks & Rec Grads May Go Into

A degree in parks & 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 MO, the home state for Saint Louis University.

Occupation Jobs in MO Average Salary in MO
General and Operations Managers 46,490 $105,280
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors 4,590 $36,220
Managers 3,980 $97,820
Coaches and Scouts 3,380 $42,130
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors 1,820 $47,590

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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