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

35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every parks, recreation, leisure, & fitness 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 & rec program at Troy University stacks up to those at other schools.

TROY is located in Troy, Alabama and has a total student population of 16,497.

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.

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

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

Online Classes Are Available at TROY

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

TROY does offer online education options in parks & rec for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

Bachelor’s Degree
Master’s Degree

TROY Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The parks & rec major at TROY 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.

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in parks & rec, making the school the #11 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at TROY

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

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

75% Women

35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of parks & rec bachelor's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks & rec at TROY 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 Troy University with a bachelor's in parks & rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	29
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

TROY Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Master’s Program

48% Women

40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 52% of parks & rec master's degrees went to men and 48% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Troy University with a master's in parks & rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	12
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

If you plan to be a parks & 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 Troy University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	111

Public Administration & Social Service

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 AL, the home state for Troy University.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
General and Operations Managers	28,600	$118,440
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	2,800	$34,660
Coaches and Scouts	2,420	$44,030
Managers	2,110	$106,680
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	1,710	$43,060

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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