Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Alderson Broaddus University

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 Alderson Broaddus University stacks up to those at other schools.

Alderson Broaddus University is located in Philippi, West Virginia and has a total student population of 863. In 2021, 28 parks and rec majors received their bachelor's degree from Alderson Broaddus University.

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.

Alderson Broaddus University Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Alderson Broaddus University Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the parks and rec progam at Alderson Broaddus University compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The parks and rec major at Alderson Broaddus University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	39
	319
	330
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	394
Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	414
Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	438
Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	448

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Alderson Broaddus University

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

Alderson Broaddus University Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in parks and rec from Alderson Broaddus University. About 75% were men and 25% were women.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at Alderson Broaddus University are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Alderson Broaddus University with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	17
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Alderson Broaddus University also has a doctoral program available in parks and rec. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 Alderson Broaddus University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	28

Related Majors

• Legal Professions
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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 WV, the home state for Alderson Broaddus University.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
General and Operations Managers	11,100	$87,430
Managers	1,880	$77,290
Coaches and Scouts	870	$48,160
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	690	$33,730
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	440	$41,990

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 Valerius Tygart under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.