Undergraduate Certificates in Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
Education Levels of Parks & Rec Majors
During the most recent year for which data is available, 513 people earned their undergraduate certificate in parks & rec. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in parks & rec at each degree level.
Education Level | Number of Grads |
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Bachelor’s Degree | 52,252 |
Master’s Degree | 9,816 |
Associate Degree | 6,015 |
Basic Certificate | 1,459 |
Undergraduate Certificate | 513 |
Graduate Certificate | 349 |
Doctor’s Degree | 343 |
Earnings of Parks & Rec Majors With Undergraduate Certificates
The median salary for graduates holding an undergraduate certificate in parks & rec is $25,588. This number may vary for a lot of reasons. For instance, you may decide to move to a location where people with your degree are rare and make more money. To get a better picture, earnings for this category of people can range from a low of $18,641 to a high of $30,593.
Student Debt
The median student debt for graduates holding an undergraduate certificate in parks & rec is $9,946. The school you go to and how long it takes you to graduate, among other things, can cause this number to vary. The chart below shows the range of accumulated debt loads. On the high side of the range, $11,770 is the debt load, and the debt load on the low side is $8,121.
Student Diversity
More men than women pursue undergraduate certificates in parks & rec. About 59.8% of graduates in this field are male.
Gender | Number of Grads |
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Men | 307 |
Women | 206 |
The racial-ethnic distribution of parks & rec undergraduate certificate students is as follows:
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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Asian | 9 |
Black or African American | 65 |
Hispanic or Latino | 204 |
White | 162 |
International Students | 4 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 69 |
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Related Majors
Below are some popular majors that are similar to parks & rec that offer undergraduate certificates.
Major | Annual Degrees Awarded |
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Public & Social Service | 412 |
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.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
- Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Image Credit: By NPS Photo/Zurbuch under License
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