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Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Wayne State University

29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Wayne State is located in Detroit, Michigan and has a total student population of 26,241.

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.

Wayne State Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec
Master’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Online Classes Are Available at Wayne State

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Wayne State offers distance education options for parks & rec at the following degree levels:

Master’s Degree

Wayne State Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The parks & rec major at Wayne State 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.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in parks & rec, making the school the #60 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Wayne State

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

Wayne State Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Program

46% Women

29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 54% of parks & rec bachelor's degrees went to men and 46% went to women.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks & rec at Wayne State 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 Wayne State University with a bachelor's in parks & rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	58
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Wayne State Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Master’s Program

43% Women

39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of parks & rec master's degrees went to men and 43% went to women.

Of the students who received a parks & rec master's degree from Wayne State, 57% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Wayne State University with a master's in parks & rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	25
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Wayne State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	94

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 MI, the home state for Wayne State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
General and Operations Managers	58,140	$122,160
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	7,030	$37,690
Managers	6,370	$98,780
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	3,770	$47,880
Athletic Trainers	1,010	$51,230

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
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