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

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

Trine is located in Angola, Indiana and approximately 3,573 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 77 parks and rec majors received their bachelor's degree from Trine.

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.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Trine Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The parks and rec major at Trine 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	19
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	35
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Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	249
Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	326
Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	373

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Trine

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

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

Of the 77 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies from Trine in 2020-2021, 48% were men and 52% were women.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at Trine 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 Trine University with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	64
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Trine 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

If you plan to be a parks and rec major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Trine University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	69
Recreation Administration	8

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 IN, the home state for Trine University.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
General and Operations Managers	54,610	$103,370
Managers	7,290	$71,560
Coaches and Scouts	6,530	$36,540
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	4,520	$32,990
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	2,140	$47,280

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 Derek Jensen (Tysto) under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.