Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Xavier University

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

Xavier is located in Cincinnati, Ohio and has a total student population of 7,061.

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.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec
• Master’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Xavier Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The parks & rec major at Xavier 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.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Xavier

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

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

For the most recent academic year available, 64% of parks & rec bachelor's degrees went to men and 36% went to women.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks & rec at Xavier 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 Xavier University with a bachelor's in parks & rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	59
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Xavier Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 86% of parks & rec master's degrees went to men and 14% went to women.

Of the students who received a parks & rec master's degree from Xavier, 71% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	61

Related Majors

• Public Administration & Social Service

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 OH, the home state for Xavier University.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
General and Operations Managers	58,980	$118,470
Managers	14,410	$107,320
Coaches and Scouts	12,360	$40,110
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	9,290	$32,960
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	3,660	$47,750

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 Brendan Riley under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.