Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Grand View University

If you are interested in studying parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies, you may want to check out the program at Grand View University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Grand View University is located in Des Moines, Iowa and approximately 1,874 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 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.

Grand View University Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Grand View University Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Grand View University

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

Grand View University Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Master’s Program

Of the 4 students who earned a master's degree in Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies from Grand View University in 2020-2021, 50% were men and 50% were women.

Of the students who received a parks and rec master's degree from Grand View University, 75% 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 Grand View University with a master's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Grand View University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	4

Related Majors

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 IA, the home state for Grand View University.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
General and Operations Managers	23,570	$99,720
Coaches and Scouts	4,590	$30,960
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	3,590	$32,880
Managers	2,880	$101,360
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	880	$46,930

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
• Image Credit: By Demhem under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.