Parks, Recreation, & Leisure

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Total Degrees​
Awarded in 2017

70,941

growing 3.73%

Median In-State​
Public Tuition

$6,692

growing 1.39%

Median Out-of-State​
Private Tuition

$28,500

growing 3.11%

Average Wage

$59,665

growing 5.62%

People in Workforce

653,948

growing 12.1%

Average Employee Age

35.6

declining 0.143%

About

Institutions

Employment

Diversity

Skills

About

The locations with the highest concentration of Parks, Recreation, & Leisure degree recipients are Los Angeles, CA, New York, NY, and Bloomington, IN. The locations with a relatively high number of Parks, Recreation, & Leisure degree recipients are Forest City, FL, Carpinteria, CA, and Daphne, AL. The most common degree awarded to students studying Parks, Recreation, & Leisure is a bachelors degree.

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Institutions

Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Parks, Recreation, & Leisure and the types of students that study this field. Indiana University-Bloomington awards the most degrees in Parks, Recreation, & Leisure in the US, but National Personal Training Institute and Golf Academy of America-Myrtle Beach have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Parks, Recreation, & Leisure.

Tuition costs for Parks, Recreation, & Leisure majors are, on average, $6,692 for in-state public colleges, and $28,500 for out of state private colleges.

The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Parks, Recreation, & Leisure programs are Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above institutions (562 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 4-year or above (47,139 completions).

Institutions

Institution with the Most Degrees Awarded in Parks, Recreation, & Leisure

  1. Indiana University-Bloomington

  2. University of Iowa

  3. California University of Pennsylvania

The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Parks, Recreation, & Leisure, is Public, 4-year or above (47,139 completions).

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Tuition Costs for Common Institutions

$6,692

Median In-State Public

$28,500

Median Out of State Private

Indiana University-Bloomington has the most Parks, Recreation, & Leisure degree recipients, with 705 degrees awarded in 2017.

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Specialized Colleges

Highest Concentration Institution

  1. National Personal Training Institute

    100%

  2. Golf Academy of America-Myrtle Beach

    100%

  3. Professional Golfers Career College

    100%

Out of all institutions that offer Parks, Recreation, & Leisure programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, National Personal Training Institute and Golf Academy of America-Myrtle Beach have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Parks, Recreation, & Leisure, with 100% and 100%, respectively.

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Degrees Awarded by County

Counties with the Most Degrees Awarded in Parks, Recreation, & Leisure

  1. Los Angeles County, CA

  2. Orange County, CA

  3. San Diego County, CA

This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Parks, Recreation, & Leisure by year.

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Growth in Awarded Degrees

Counties with the Fastest Growing Number of Degrees Awarded

  1. Randolph County, AL

  2. Sweetwater County, WY

  3. Habersham County, GA

This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest growth in degrees awarded for Parks, Recreation, & Leisure.

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Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Parks, Recreation, & Leisure graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.

The average salary for Parks, Recreation, & Leisure majors is $59,665 and the most common occupations are Elementary & middle school teachers, Physical therapists, and Other managers.

The industry that employs the most Parks, Recreation, & Leisure majors is Elementary & secondary schools, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Lumber & other construction materials merchant wholesalers.

Wages

Yearly Income for Common Jobs

$59,665

Average Wage in Workforce

± $1,832

5.62%

1 Year Growth

± 4.26%

The average salary for Parks, Recreation, & Leisure majors is $59,665 and the most common occupations are Elementary & middle school teachers, Physical therapists, and Other managers.

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Highest Paying Locations

Highest Paying Pumas

  1. Downers Grove Township PUMA, IL

  2. George Washington Regional Commission (North) PUMA, VA

  3. League City & Friendswood City PUMA, TX

This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States colored by the average salary of Parks, Recreation, & Leisure majors.

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Occupations

Most Common

The most common occupations Parks, Recreation, & Leisure majors, by number of employees, are Elementary & middle school teachers, Physical therapists, and Other managers.

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Most Specialized

Compared to other majors, there are an unusually high number of Parks, Recreation, & Leisure majors working as Physical therapists, Recreational therapists, and Exercise trainers and group fitness instructors.

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Highest Paid

The highest paid occupations by median income for Parks, Recreation, & Leisure majors are Surgeons, Physicians, and Chief executives & legislators.

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Occupations by Share

653,948

2018 Workforce

± 19,810

12.1%

1 Year Growth

± 3.94%

The number of Parks, Recreation, & Leisure graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 12.1%, from 583,243 in 2017 to 653,948 in 2018.

The largest single share of Parks, Recreation, & Leisure graduates go on to work as Elementary & middle school teachers (6.37%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in Parks, Recreation, & Leisure by share of the total number of graduates.

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Industries

Most Common

The most common industries that employ Parks, Recreation, & Leisure majors, by number of employees, are Elementary & secondary schools, General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals, and Amusement & Recreation.

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Highest Paid

The highest paying industries of Parks, Recreation, & Leisure majors, by average wage, are Lumber & other construction materials merchant wholesalers, Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments, and Aircraft & parts manufacturing.

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Industries by Share

653,948

2018 Workforce

± 19,810

12.1%

1 Year Growth

± 3.94%

The number of Parks, Recreation, & Leisure graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 12.1%, from 583,243 in 2017 to 653,948 in 2018.

The industry which employs the most Parks, Recreation, & Leisure graduates by share is Elementary & secondary schools, followed by General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals. This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in Parks, Recreation, & Leisure.

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Specialty Locations

PUMAS with a relatively high number of Parks, Recreation, & Leisure majors

  1. West Hollywood & Beverly Hills Cities PUMA, CA

  2. Carr 2-Carr 111 PUMA, PR

  3. Carr 2-Carr 100 PUMA, PR

This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of Parks, Recreation, & Leisure majors.

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Diversity

Demographic information on those who earn a degree in Parks, Recreation, & Leisure in the US. The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Parks, Recreation, & Leisure is 35.6, and the most common degree type these workers hold is a Bachelors Degree. Male employees are more likely to hold Parks, Recreation, & Leisure degrees, and White students earn the majority (43,366) of the degrees.

Workforce Age

35.6

Average Age in 2018

± 0.329 Years

0.143%

1 Year Change

± 1.34%

This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Parks, Recreation, & Leisure. The most common ages of employees with this major are 27 and 26 years old, which represent 5.78% and 5.69% of the population, respectively.

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Degrees Awarded

The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Parks, Recreation, & Leisure are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Associates Degree.

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Workforce Degrees

The most common degree types held by the working population in Parks, Recreation, & Leisure are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Professional degree.

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Gender Imbalance for Common Institutions

Male (52.8%)

Most Common Gender with a Degree in this Field

This chart shows the granted degrees by gender at the 5 institutions that graduate the most students in Parks, Recreation, & Leisure.

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Race & Ethnicity by Degrees Awarded

Most Common Race or Ethnicity

  1. White

    43,366 degrees awarded

  2. Hispanic or Latino

    9,456 degrees awarded

  3. Black or African American

    8,001 degrees awarded

This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Parks, Recreation, & Leisure for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.

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Race & Ethnicity by Gender

Most Common Race/Ethnicity and Gender Combination

  1. White Male

    17,264 degrees awarded

  2. White Female

    16,844 degrees awarded

  3. Black or African American Male

    3,325 degrees awarded

This chart illustrates the differences by gender for each race & ethnicity of Bachelors Degree recipients in Parks, Recreation, & Leisure. White Male students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and gender.

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Global Diversity

Most Common Countries of Origin

  1. India

    4,332 degree recipients

  2. Mexico

    3,617 degree recipients

  3. Philippines

    2,946 degree recipients

High Relative Number of Students

  1. England

    4.27 times more than expected

  2. United Kingdom, not specified

    4.04 times more than expected

  3. Canada

    3.49 times more than expected

There are a relatively high number of people that were born in England that hold Parks, Recreation, & Leisure degrees (4.27 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is India (4,332 degree recipients).

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Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Parks, Recreation, & Leisure field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Parks, Recreation, & Leisure majors need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Parks, Recreation, & Leisure majors need more than the average amount of Management of Financial Resources, Troubleshooting, and Quality Control Analysis.

These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Parks, Recreation, & Leisure majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Management of Financial Resources is very distinctive for majors, but the Reading Comprehension, Speaking, and Monitoring are the three most important skills for people in the field.

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