Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Spring Arbor University

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

Spring Arbor is located in Spring Arbor, Michigan and has a total student population of 3,118. Of the 409 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Spring Arbor University in 2021, 20 of them were parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies majors.

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.

Spring Arbor Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Spring Arbor Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the parks and rec progam at Spring Arbor 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 Spring Arbor 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 Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	660
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	780

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Spring Arbor

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

Spring Arbor Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 20 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in parks and rec from Spring Arbor in 2021, 40% were men and 60% were women.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at Spring Arbor 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 Spring Arbor University with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	16
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Spring Arbor 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

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Spring Arbor University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	20

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 MI, the home state for Spring Arbor University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
General and Operations Managers	58,140	$122,160
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	7,030	$37,690
Managers	6,370	$98,780
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	3,770	$47,880
Athletic Trainers	1,010	$51,230

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.