Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Western Colorado University

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

Western is located in Gunnison, Colorado and approximately 3,203 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 57 students received a bachelor's degree in parks and rec from Western.

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.

Western Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Western Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the parks and rec progam at Western compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Western 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 Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	252
Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	315
Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	335
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	423
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Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Western

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

Western Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 57 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in parks and rec from Western in 2021, 58% were men and 42% were women.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at Western 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 Western Colorado University with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	39
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Western 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

If you plan to be a parks and rec major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Western Colorado University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies	31
Health & Physical Education	26

Related Majors

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 CO, the home state for Western Colorado University.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
General and Operations Managers	39,200	$131,920
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	9,040	$46,330
Managers	8,940	$138,490
Coaches and Scouts	7,930	$38,470
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	2,350	$56,240

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 Draconrex under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.