Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Smith College

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 Smith College stacks up to those at other schools.

Smith is located in Northampton, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 2,504. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 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.

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

• Master’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Smith Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Smith

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

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

Of the 10 parks and rec students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Smith, about 30% were men and 70% were women.

Of the students who received a parks and rec master's degree from Smith, 60% 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 Smith College with a master's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 Smith College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	10

Related Majors

• 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 MA, the home state for Smith College.

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
• Image Credit: By Redjar under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.