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Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Towson University

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Towson University

What traits are you looking for in a parks & rec school? To help you decide if Towson University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's parks & rec program.

Towson is located in Towson, Maryland and approximately 21,917 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, & Fitness Studies section at the bottom of this page.

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

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Towson Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The parks & rec major at Towson 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 Towson

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

Towson Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Program

45% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 55% of parks & rec bachelor's degrees went to men and 45% went to women.

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About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks & rec at Towson 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 Towson University with a bachelor's in parks & rec.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 11
Black or African American 54
Hispanic or Latino 13
White 145
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 23

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Towson University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education 251

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 MD, the home state for Towson University.

Occupation Jobs in MD Average Salary in MD
General and Operations Managers 48,180 $137,700
Managers 14,450 $122,050
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors 7,560 $46,270
Coaches and Scouts 3,880 $43,790
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors 3,070 $50,030

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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