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Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness at Wake Forest University

If you plan to study Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness, you may want to check out the program at Wake Forest University. Get started with the following essential facts.

Wake Forest University is located in Winston-Salem, NC.

Online Class Availability at Wake Forest University

Distance learning is available at Wake Forest University. Among 9,322 students, 1,233 (13%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 515 (6%) took at least some classes online.

Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Rankings at Wake Forest University

Use these rankings to compare Wake Forest University’s Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness program against other schools offering the same major.

Bachelor’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	North Carolina	#3 of 42
Best Schools (Quality)	Southeast (Region)	#9 of 249
Best Value	North Carolina	#38 of 42
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#43 of 984
Best Value	Southeast (Region)	#221 of 248
Best Value	Nationwide	#884 of 982

Master’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	North Carolina	#3 of 42
Best Schools (Quality)	Southeast (Region)	#9 of 249
Best Value	North Carolina	#38 of 42
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#43 of 984
Best Value	Southeast (Region)	#221 of 248
Best Value	Nationwide	#884 of 982

Earnings for Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Graduates from Wake Forest University

Graduates of Wake Forest University’s Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness program earn at the following median levels (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$24,425
2 years	$26,353
3 years	$46,485
4 years	$68,083
5 years	$71,728

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years out, Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness graduates from Wake Forest University take home a median $68,083, compared with $85,076 for all Wake Forest University graduates — about 20% lower than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Median student loan debt for Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness graduates from Wake Forest University is $23,250.

Best-Paid Careers for Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Graduates

Students who finish Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness program at Wake Forest University go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the top-paying careers for Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling	$170,172
Facilities Managers	$157,669
General and Operations Managers	$149,694
Exercise Physiologists	$144,072
Security Managers	$104,128
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	$84,688
Athletic Trainers	$79,834
Coaches and Scouts	$78,709
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	$54,441
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$43,138

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.