Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Seton Hall University

What traits are you looking for in a parks and rec school? To help you decide if Seton Hall University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's parks and rec program.

Seton Hall is located in South Orange, New Jersey and approximately 9,814 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 46 students received a bachelor's degree in parks and rec from Seton Hall.

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.

Seton Hall Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Seton Hall Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

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

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 Seton Hall 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
	6
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	20
Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	296
Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	382
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	726

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in parks and rec from Seton Hall. This is the #363 most popular school for parks and rec master’s degree candidates in the country.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Seton Hall

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

Seton Hall Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 46 parks and rec majors earned their bachelor's degree from Seton Hall. Of these graduates, 89% were men and 11% were women.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at Seton Hall 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 Seton Hall University with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	30
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Seton Hall 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 Seton Hall University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Seton Hall University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	46

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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 Seton Hall University.

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 Chris Funkhouser under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.