Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Warner Pacific University

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

Warner Pacific is located in Portland, Oregon and approximately 466 students attend the school each year. Of the 140 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Warner Pacific University in 2021, 13 of them were parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies majors.

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.

Warner Pacific Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Parks & Rec
• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Warner Pacific Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks parks and rec programs across the country. The following shows how Warner Pacific performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The parks and rec major at Warner Pacific 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	89
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	100
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Associate Degree Schools	168
Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Associate Degree Schools	310
Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	698
Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	851

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Warner Pacific

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

Warner Pacific Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of parks and rec associate's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Warner Pacific University with a associate's in parks and rec.

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

Warner Pacific Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 13 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies from Warner Pacific in 2020-2021, 69% were men and 31% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% more racial-ethnic minorities in its parks and rec bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Warner Pacific University with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	4
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Warner Pacific also has a doctoral program available in parks and rec. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 Warner Pacific University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	14

Related Majors

• Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
• Public Administration & Social Service

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 OR, the home state for Warner Pacific University.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
General and Operations Managers	32,960	$107,670
Managers	7,850	$94,400
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	4,750	$40,840
Coaches and Scouts	4,420	$41,490
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	1,140	$50,480

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 M.O. Stevens under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.