Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Youngstown State University

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

Youngstown State University is located in Youngstown, Ohio and approximately 11,835 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,883 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Youngstown State University in 2021, 74 of them were parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies majors.

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.

Youngstown State University Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Youngstown State University Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the parks and rec progam at Youngstown State University 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 Youngstown State University 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
Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	258
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Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Youngstown State University

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

Youngstown State University Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 74 parks and rec majors earned their bachelor's degree from Youngstown State University. Of these graduates, 36% were men and 64% were women.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at Youngstown State University 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 Youngstown State University with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	59
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Youngstown State University 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 Youngstown State University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Youngstown State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	74

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 OH, the home state for Youngstown State 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 Blue80 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.