Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at SUNY Cortland

Every parks, recreation and leisure studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the parks and rec program at SUNY Cortland stacks up to those at other schools.

SUNY Cortland is located in Cortland, New York and approximately 6,832 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 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 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

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 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 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
Best Value Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Master’s Degree Schools	8
Most Popular Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	79

In 2021, 18 students received their master’s degree in parks and rec from SUNY Cortland. This makes it the #4 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 Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 5 parks and rec students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from SUNY Cortland, about 40% were men and 60% were women.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at SUNY Cortland are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% 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 SUNY Cortland with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Of the 18 students who graduated with a master’s in parks and rec from SUNY Cortland in 2021, 28% were men and 72% were women.

Of the students who received a parks and rec master's degree from SUNY Cortland, 89% 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	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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.

Related Majors

• Recreation Administration
• Outdoor Education
• Health & Physical Education

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
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
• Image Credit: By Publicganda under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.