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Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at University of Puget Sound

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at University of Puget Sound

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

Puget Sound is located in Tacoma, Washington and approximately 2,130 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.

Puget Sound Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Puget Sound Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The parks & rec major at Puget Sound 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 Puget Sound

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

Puget Sound Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Program

78% Women
43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 22% of parks & rec bachelor's degrees went to men and 78% went to women.

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About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks & rec at Puget Sound are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% 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 University of Puget Sound with a bachelor's in parks & rec.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 12
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

The following parks & rec concentations are available at University of Puget Sound. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Puget Sound. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education 17

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 WA, the home state for University of Puget Sound.

Occupation Jobs in WA Average Salary in WA
General and Operations Managers 47,770 $124,810
Coaches and Scouts 12,520 $43,420
Managers 11,280 $125,490
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors 8,670 $54,220
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors 2,120 $55,720

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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