Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at St. Mary’s University

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

St. Mary's is located in San Antonio, Texas and has a total student population of 3,458. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students received a bachelor's degree in parks and rec from St. Mary's.

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.

St. Mary’s Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

St. Mary’s Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The parks and rec major at St. Mary's 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
	420
Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	565
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	610
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	717

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at St. Mary's

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the parks and rec majors at St. Mary’s University.

St. Mary’s Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 parks and rec majors earned their bachelor's degree from St. Mary's. Of these graduates, 45% were men and 55% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 41% more racial-ethnic minorities in its parks and rec bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

St. Mary's 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

If you plan to be a parks and rec major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at St. Mary's University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	20

Related Majors

• Public Administration & Social Service
• Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
• Legal Professions

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 TX, the home state for St. Mary's University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
General and Operations Managers	195,730	$125,870
Managers	20,710	$122,130
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	19,450	$38,650
Coaches and Scouts	13,270	$51,800
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	6,120	$47,900

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 Ngood under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.