Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Wisconsin Lutheran College

What traits are you looking for in a parks and rec school? To help you decide if Wisconsin Lutheran College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's parks and rec program.

WLC is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and approximately 1,166 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students received a bachelor's degree in parks and rec from WLC.

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.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

WLC Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the parks and rec progam at WLC 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 WLC 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
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	95
	111
	112
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	414
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	499
Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	942

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at WLC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the parks and rec majors at Wisconsin Lutheran College.

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

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of parks and rec bachelor's degrees went to men and 55% went to women.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at WLC 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 Wisconsin Lutheran College with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

WLC 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

The following parks and rec concentations are available at Wisconsin Lutheran College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Wisconsin Lutheran College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	11

Related Majors

• Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
• Public Administration & Social Service

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 WI, the home state for Wisconsin Lutheran College.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
General and Operations Managers	33,340	$126,950
Managers	12,400	$85,050
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	5,710	$32,030
Coaches and Scouts	5,010	$31,930
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	1,700	$51,810

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 txnetstars under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.