Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Adelphi University

If you plan to study parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies, take a look at what Adelphi University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Adelphi is located in Garden City, New York and approximately 7,584 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 students received their master's degree in parks and rec.

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.

Adelphi Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Adelphi Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Adelphi

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

Adelphi Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 58% of parks and rec master's degrees went to men and 42% went to women.

Of the students who received a parks and rec master's degree from Adelphi, 54% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the parks and rec master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Adelphi University with a master's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	13
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

If you plan to be a parks and rec major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Adelphi University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	24

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 NY, the home state for Adelphi University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
General and Operations Managers	163,250	$156,260
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	24,160	$59,520
Managers	16,600	$124,160
Coaches and Scouts	10,320	$56,320
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	5,400	$59,460

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.