Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at SUNY Cortland

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study parks, recreation & leisure 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 approximately 6,832 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies section at the bottom of this page.

SUNY Cortland Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Degrees Available

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

SUNY Cortland Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Rankings

The parks & rec major at SUNY Cortland is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Parks, Recreation & Leisure 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 Studies Bachelor’s Program

33% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of parks & rec bachelor's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. The typical parks & rec bachelor's degree program is made up of only 45% men. So male students are more repesented at SUNY Cortland since its program graduates 21% more men than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks & rec at SUNY Cortland are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities in its parks & rec bachelor's program than the national average.*

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	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

80% Women

7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of parks & rec master's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

Of the students who received a parks & rec master's degree from SUNY Cortland, 80% 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	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	12
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies

Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from SUNY Cortland. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies	23

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
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors	1,320	$78,150

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
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