Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at University of New Haven

If you plan to study parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies, take a look at what University of New Haven has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

University of New Haven is located in West Haven, Connecticut and approximately 6,961 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 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.

University of New Haven Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Parks & Rec

University of New Haven Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at University of New Haven

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

University of New Haven Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Master’s Program

Of the 22 students who earned a master's degree in Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies from University of New Haven in 2020-2021, 64% were men and 36% were women.

Of the students who received a parks and rec master's degree from University of New Haven, 73% 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 University of New Haven with a master's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	16
International Students	4
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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of New Haven. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	22

Related Majors

• 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 CT, the home state for University of New Haven.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
General and Operations Managers	30,330	$155,890
Managers	6,590	$129,730
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	4,690	$53,530
Coaches and Scouts	3,350	$41,820
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	1,310	$60,270

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 Zrosen88 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.