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Basic Certificates in Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

1,583 Yearly Graduations
57% Women
41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
This degree is more popular with female students, and about 41% of recent graduates were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 2.5% of parks and rec graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Parks & Rec Majors

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 1,583 students earned their basic certificate in parks and rec. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in parks and rec at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree 55,115
Master’s Degree 9,894
Associate Degree 5,979
Basic Certificate 1,583
Undergraduate Certificate 684
Doctor’s Degree 326
Graduate Certificate 232

Earnings of Parks & Rec Majors With Basic Certificates

At this time, we do not have the data to estimate the median earnings for this class of people.

Student Debt

The data on debt ranges for parks and rec majors who have their basic certificate is not available.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their basic certificate in parks and rec. About 57.4% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 675
Women 908
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The racial-ethnic distribution of parks and rec basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 75
Black or African American 173
Hispanic or Latino 306
White 853
International Students 39
Other Races/Ethnicities 137
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Parks & Rec Majors to Study

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education 1,350
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 112
Recreation Administration 77
Outdoor Education 26
Other Parks & Recreation Studies 18

Below are some popular majors that are similar to parks and rec that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Law Enforcement & Firefighting 27,351
Legal Professions 2,438
Public & Social Service 1,820
Military Technologies & Sciences 186

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student 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 percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

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