Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at University of New Haven

Every parks, recreation, leisure, and 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 and rec program at University of New Haven stacks up to those at other schools.

University of New Haven is located in West Haven, Connecticut and has a total student population of 6,961.

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.

University of New Haven Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Parks & Rec

University of New Haven Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

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Parks & Rec Student Demographics at University of New Haven

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

University of New Haven Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Master’s Program

The parks and rec program at University of New Haven awarded 22 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 64% of these degrees went to men with the other 36% going to women.

Of the students who received a parks and rec master's degree from University of New Haven, 73% 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 University of New Haven with a master's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	16
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	22

Related Majors

• Legal Professions
• Public Administration & Social Service
• 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 CT, the home state for University of New Haven.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
General and Operations Managers	30,330	$155,890
Managers	6,590	$129,730
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	4,690	$53,530
Coaches and Scouts	3,350	$41,820
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	1,310	$60,270

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 Zrosen88 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.