Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at University of St Francis

If you plan to study parks, recreation, leisure, & fitness studies, take a look at what University of St Francis has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

University of Saint Francis is located in Joliet, Illinois and has a total student population of 3,529.

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 Saint Francis Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

University of Saint Francis Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The parks & rec major at University of Saint Francis 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 Saint Francis

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

University of Saint Francis 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.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of St Francis. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Recreation Administration	19

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 IL, the home state for University of St Francis.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
General and Operations Managers	122,790	$125,990
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	16,430	$46,670
Coaches and Scouts	10,670	$38,760
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	3,570	$54,340
Athletic Trainers	1,480	$44,380

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 Smallbones under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.