Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

Every parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the parks and rec program at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania stacks up to those at other schools.

East Stroudsburg University is located in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania and approximately 5,835 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 31 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.

East Stroudsburg University Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Online Classes Are Available at East Stroudsburg University

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? East Stroudsburg University offers distance education options for parks and rec at the following degree levels:

East Stroudsburg University Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at East Stroudsburg University

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

East Stroudsburg University Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 31 students graduated with a master's degree in parks and rec from East Stroudsburg University. About 68% were men and 32% were women.

Of the students who received a parks and rec master's degree from East Stroudsburg University, 71% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	22
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	31

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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 PA, the home state for East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
General and Operations Managers	80,160	$133,480
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	12,450	$35,420
Managers	11,060	$126,290
Coaches and Scouts	7,200	$41,820
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	2,780	$52,200

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.