Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Thomas College

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

Thomas College is located in Waterville, Maine and has a total student population of 1,705. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students received a bachelor's degree in parks and rec from Thomas College.

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.

Thomas College Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Thomas College Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

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

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 Thomas College 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	231
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	297
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Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	544
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	550
Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	564
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	569
Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	698

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Thomas College

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

Thomas College Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students earned a bachelor's degree in parks and rec from Thomas College. About 23% of these graduates were women and the other 77% were men.

About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at Thomas College 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 Thomas College with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Thomas College 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

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness 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 Thomas College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	13

Related Majors

• 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 ME, the home state for Thomas College.

Occupation	Jobs in ME	Average Salary in ME
General and Operations Managers	12,510	$98,100
Coaches and Scouts	1,810	$27,900
Managers	1,380	$96,570
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	1,040	$49,640
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	490	$47,340

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 Nightscream under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.