Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at University of Scranton

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

University of Scranton is located in Scranton, Pennsylvania and approximately 4,957 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.

University of Scranton Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

University of Scranton Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The parks & rec major at University of Scranton 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 University of Scranton

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

University of Scranton Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of parks & rec bachelor's degrees went to men and 73% went to women.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks & rec at University of Scranton 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 University of Scranton with a bachelor's in parks & rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	50
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Scranton. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	63

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 PA, the home state for University of Scranton.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
General and Operations Managers	80,160	$133,480
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	12,450	$35,420
Managers	11,060	$126,290
Coaches and Scouts	7,200	$41,820
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	2,780	$52,200

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 Scanlan of English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.