Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network

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

Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 11,310. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 35 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.

Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Online Classes Are Available at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network

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? Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network offers distance education options for parks and rec at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the parks and rec majors at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network.

Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Master’s Program

Of the 35 students who earned a master's degree in Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies from Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network in 2020-2021, 71% were men and 29% were women.

Of the students who received a parks and rec master's degree from Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network, 57% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	20
International Students	6
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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	35

Related Majors

• Legal Professions
• Public Administration & Social Service
• Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

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 MA, the home state for Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
General and Operations Managers	77,580	$135,820
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	11,880	$59,350
Managers	8,660	$131,450
Coaches and Scouts	7,280	$50,200
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	3,090	$56,430

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.