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

If you plan to study parks, recreation, leisure, & fitness studies, take a look at what Seattle University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Seattle U is located in Seattle, Washington and approximately 7,050 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.

Seattle U Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

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

Seattle U Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The parks & rec major at Seattle U 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 Seattle U

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

Seattle U Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of parks & rec bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 60% more racial-ethnic minorities in its parks & rec bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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

Seattle U Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of parks & rec master's degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

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

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

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Seattle University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	40

Related Majors

• Public Administration & Social Service

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 WA, the home state for Seattle University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
General and Operations Managers	47,770	$124,810
Coaches and Scouts	12,520	$43,420
Managers	11,280	$125,490
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	8,670	$54,220
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	2,120	$55,720

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 Joe Mabel under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.