Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Tulane University of Louisiana

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

Tulane is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and approximately 13,927 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.

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

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

Tulane Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The parks & rec major at Tulane 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 Tulane

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

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

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of parks & rec bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% more racial-ethnic minorities in its parks & rec bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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

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

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of parks & rec master's degrees went to men and 58% went to women.

Of the students who received a parks & rec master's degree from Tulane, 69% 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 Tulane University of Louisiana with a master's in parks & rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

The following parks & rec concentations are available at Tulane University of Louisiana. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Tulane University of Louisiana. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	4

Related Majors

• 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 LA, the home state for Tulane University of Louisiana.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
General and Operations Managers	27,790	$115,060
Managers	9,790	$87,080
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	2,420	$32,620
Coaches and Scouts	1,560	$55,210
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	940	$42,560

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 bsulldiesel under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.