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Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at Western Colorado University

Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at Western Colorado University

If you plan to study parks, recreation & leisure 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 has a total student population of 3,203.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies section at the bottom of this page.

Western Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Western Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Rankings

The parks & rec major at Western is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Parks, Recreation & Leisure 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 Western

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

Western Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor’s Program

41% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 59% of parks & rec bachelor's degrees went to men and 41% went to women. The typical parks & rec bachelor's degree program is made up of only 45% men. So male students are more repesented at Western since its program graduates 13% more men than average.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 8
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies

Parks, Recreation & Leisure 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 Western Colorado University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 31

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 CO, the home state for Western Colorado University.

Occupation Jobs in CO Average Salary in CO
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors 160 $56,710

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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