Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at SUNY Cortland

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

SUNY Cortland is located in Cortland, New York and approximately 6,832 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 68 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.

SUNY Cortland Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Online Classes Are Available at SUNY Cortland

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

SUNY Cortland does offer online education options in parks and rec for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

SUNY Cortland Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at SUNY Cortland

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

SUNY Cortland Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 68 parks and rec majors earned their master's degree from SUNY Cortland. Of these graduates, 59% were men and 41% were women.

Of the students who received a parks and rec master's degree from SUNY Cortland, 84% 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 SUNY Cortland with a master's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	57
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	50
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies	18

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 NY, the home state for SUNY Cortland.

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
• Image Credit: By Publicganda under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.