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

If you plan to study parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies, take a look at what SUNY Cortland has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

SUNY Cortland is located in Cortland, New York and has a total student population of 6,832. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 281 students received a bachelor's degree in parks and rec from SUNY Cortland.

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

Online Classes Are Available at SUNY Cortland

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, SUNY Cortland does offer online courses in parks and rec for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

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

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The parks and 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	18
Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master’s Degree Schools	23
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	25
Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	29
Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	108
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	267

In 2021, 68 students received their master’s degree in parks and rec from SUNY Cortland. This makes it the #23 most popular school for parks and rec master’s degree candidates in the country.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at SUNY Cortland

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

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 281 parks and rec majors earned their bachelor's degree from SUNY Cortland. Of these graduates, 68% were men and 32% were women.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and 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 and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	34
White	206
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	21

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

For the most recent academic year available, 59% of parks and rec master's degrees went to men and 41% went to women.

Of the students who received a parks and rec master's degree from SUNY Cortland, 84% 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 and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	57
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

SUNY Cortland 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 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 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 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.