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

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

SUNY Cortland is located in Cortland, New York and has a total student population of 6,832.

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 Cortland Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

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

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

The parks & rec major at SUNY Cortland 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 SUNY Cortland

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

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

For the most recent academic year available, 62% of parks & rec bachelor's degrees went to men and 38% went to women.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks & rec at SUNY Cortland 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 SUNY Cortland with a bachelor's in parks & rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	19
Hispanic or Latino	34
White	190
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

SUNY Cortland Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of parks & rec master's degrees went to men and 43% went to women.

Of the students who received a parks & rec master's degree from SUNY Cortland, 81% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	34
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

The following parks & rec concentations are available at SUNY Cortland. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at SUNY Cortland. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	315
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies	23
Outdoor Education	8
Recreation Administration	3

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 NY, the home state for SUNY Cortland.

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
• Image Credit: By Publicganda under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.