Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at Western Colorado University

Every parks, recreation and leisure studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the parks and rec program at Western Colorado University stacks up to those at other schools.

Western is located in Gunnison, Colorado and has a total student population of 3,203. Of the 386 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Western Colorado University in 2021, 31 of them were parks, recreation and leisure studies majors.

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 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 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 Studies Schools	3
Most Focused Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	3
Best Value Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	60
Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools	63
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How Much Do Parks & Rec Graduates from Western Make?

The median salary of parks and rec students who receive their bachelor's degree at Western is $22,704. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $31,674 for all parks and rec students.

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 Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 31 parks and rec majors earned their bachelor's degree from Western. Of these graduates, 58% were men and 42% were women. The typical parks and rec bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at Western since its program graduates 14% more men than average.

About 77% 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	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	24
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

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

Related Majors

• Health & Physical Education

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
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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Draconrex under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.