Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at SUNY Fredonia

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

SUNY Fredonia is located in Fredonia, New York and approximately 4,055 students attend the school each year. Of the 979 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from SUNY Fredonia in 2021, 22 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.

SUNY Fredonia Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

SUNY Fredonia Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks parks and rec programs across the country. The following shows how SUNY Fredonia performed in these rankings.

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 SUNY Fredonia 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
	389
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	630

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at SUNY Fredonia

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the parks and rec majors at SUNY Fredonia.

SUNY Fredonia Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 parks and rec majors earned their bachelor's degree from SUNY Fredonia. Of these graduates, 82% were men and 18% were women.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at SUNY Fredonia are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

SUNY Fredonia 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 SUNY Fredonia. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at SUNY Fredonia. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	22

Related Majors

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

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 NY, the home state for SUNY Fredonia.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
General and Operations Managers	163,250	$156,260
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	24,160	$59,520
Managers	16,600	$124,160
Coaches and Scouts	10,320	$56,320
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	5,400	$59,460

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.