Parks, Recreation, & Leisure Studies

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Total Degrees​
Awarded in 2022
2,818
declining 9.27%
Median In-State​
Public Tuition
$7,070
growing 0%
Median Out-of-State​
Private Tuition
$27,800
declining 2.11%
Average Wage
$71,984
growing 8.96%
People in Workforce
735,654
growing 6.52%
Average Employee Age
35.9
growing 0.0929%

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In 2022, the locations with the highest concentration of Parks, Recreation, & Leisure Studies degree recipients are Bloomington, IN, Champaign, IL, and Provo, UT. In 2022, the locations with a relatively high number of Parks, Recreation, & Leisure Studies degree recipients are Paul Smiths, NY, Shepherdstown, WV, and Houghton, NY. The most common degree awarded to students studying Parks, Recreation, & Leisure Studies is a bachelors degree.

Institutions

Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Parks, Recreation, & Leisure Studies and the types of students that study this field. Indiana University-Bloomington awards the most degrees in Parks, Recreation, & Leisure Studies in the US, but Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science and Alaska Pacific University have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Parks, Recreation, & Leisure Studies.

Tuition costs for Parks, Recreation, & Leisure Studies majors are, on average, $7,070 for in-state public colleges, and $27,800 for out of state private colleges.

The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Parks, Recreation, & Leisure Studies programs are Public, 4-year or above institutions (94 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 4-year or above (2,384 completions).

Institutions

Institution with the Most Degrees Awarded in Parks, Recreation, & Leisure Studies (2022)
  1. 150 degrees awarded
  2. 145 degrees awarded
  3. 105 degrees awarded

The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Parks, Recreation, & Leisure Studies, is Public, 4-year or above (2,384 completions in 2022).

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Tuition Costs for Common Institutions

$7,070
Median In-State Public
$27,800
Median Out of State Private

Indiana University-Bloomington has the most Parks, Recreation, & Leisure Studies degree recipients, with 150 degrees awarded in 2022.

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Specialized Colleges

Out of all institutions that offer Parks, Recreation, & Leisure Studies programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Parks, Recreation, & Leisure Studies, with 8.33%.

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Degrees Awarded by County

Counties with the Most Degrees Awarded in Parks, Recreation, & Leisure Studies
  1. 150 degrees awarded
  2. 145 degrees awarded
  3. 105 degrees awarded

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Growth in Awarded Degrees

Counties with the Fastest Growing Number of Degrees Awarded
  1. 300%
  2. 200%
  3. 150%

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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 $71,984 and the most common occupations are Physical therapists, Elementary & middle school teachers, 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 Recyclable material merchant wholesalers.

Yearly Income for Common Jobs

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$71,984
Average Wage in Workforce
± $2,058
8.96%
1 Year Growth
± 3.78%

The average salary for Parks, Recreation, & Leisure majors is $71,984 and the most common occupations are Physical therapists, Elementary & middle school teachers, and Other managers.

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Highest Paying Locations

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Most Common

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

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Most Specialized

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

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Highest Paid

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The highest paid occupations by median income for Parks, Recreation, & Leisure majors are Surgeons, Nurse anesthetists, and Skincare specialists.

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Occupations by Share

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735,654
2022 Workforce
± 21,007
6.52%
1 Year Growth
± 3.85%

The number of Parks, Recreation, & Leisure graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 6.52%, from 690,637 in 2021 to 735,654 in 2022.

The largest single share of Parks, Recreation, & Leisure graduates go on to work as Physical therapists (5.06%). 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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Most Common

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Highest Paid

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Industries by Share

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735,654
2022 Workforce
± 21,007
6.52%
1 Year Growth
± 3.85%

The number of Parks, Recreation, & Leisure graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 6.52%, from 690,637 in 2021 to 735,654 in 2022.

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

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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 for those who earn a degree in Parks, Recreation, & Leisure in the United States.

The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Parks, Recreation, & Leisure is 35.9.

The most common degree type these workers hold is a Bachelors Degree. Female employees are more likely to hold Parks, Recreation, & Leisure degrees, and White students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (1,823 students).

Workforce Age

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35.9
Average Age in 2022
± 0.306 Years
0.0929%
1 Year Change
± 1.23%

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 28 and 26 years old, which represent 5% and 4.93% of the population, respectively.

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Degrees Awarded

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

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Workforce Degrees

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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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Sex Imbalance for Common Institutions

Female (54.7%)
Most Common Sex with a Degree in this Field

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Race & Ethnicity by Degrees Awarded

Most Common Race or Ethnicity
  1. White
    1,823 degrees awarded
  2. Hispanic or Latino
    357 degrees awarded
  3. Black or African American
    295 degrees awarded

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Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Race/Ethnicity and Sex Combination
  1. White Female
    848 degrees awarded
  2. White Male
    641 degrees awarded
  3. Hispanic or Latino Female
    168 degrees awarded

This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of Bachelors Degree recipients in Parks, Recreation, & Leisure Studies.

White Female students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and sex.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Countries of Origin
  1. India
    5,078 degree recipients
  2. Mexico
    4,661 degree recipients
  3. Philippines
    3,586 degree recipients
High Relative Number of Students
  1. Latvia
    6.25 times more than expected
  2. England
    4.78 times more than expected
  3. Azerbaijan
    4.34 times more than expected

There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Latvia that hold Parks, Recreation, & Leisure degrees (6.25 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 (5,078 degree recipients).

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Skills

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

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 Studies 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 Troubleshooting is very distinctive for majors, but the Instructing, Reading Comprehension, and Speaking are the three most important skills for people in the field.

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