Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at Western Washington University

If you are interested in studying parks, recreation and leisure studies, you may want to check out the program at Western Washington University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

WWU is located in Bellingham, Washington and has a total student population of 15,197. Of the 3,630 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Western Washington University in 2021, 48 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.

WWU Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

WWU Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The parks and rec major at WWU 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 Popular Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	18
Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	46
Best Value Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools	54

Earnings of WWU Parks & Rec Graduates

The median salary of parks and rec students who receive their bachelor's degree at WWU is $26,359. This is less than $31,674, which is the national average of all parks and rec majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at WWU

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

WWU Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 48 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in parks and rec from WWU. About 52% were men and 48% 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 WWU since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at WWU 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 Washington 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	41
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

WWU 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 WA, the home state for Western Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors	390	$52,970

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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.