Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Wesley 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 Wesley College stacks up to those at other schools.

Wesley College is located in Dover, Delaware and approximately 917 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 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.

Wesley College Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Online Classes Are Available at Wesley College

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Wesley College offers distance education options for parks and rec at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Wesley College Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Wesley College

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

Wesley College Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Master’s Program

The parks and rec program at Wesley College awarded 6 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 83% of these degrees went to men with the other 17% going to women.

Of the students who received a parks and rec master's degree from Wesley College, 83% 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 Wesley College with a master's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 Wesley College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	6

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 DE, the home state for Wesley College.

Occupation	Jobs in DE	Average Salary in DE
General and Operations Managers	3,960	$150,940
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	1,040	$38,440
Managers	900	$134,410
Coaches and Scouts	900	$40,190
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	300	$55,480

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 Toby Hudson under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.