Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at Asbury University

Every parks, recreation and leisure 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 Asbury University stacks up to those at other schools.

Asbury is located in Wilmore, Kentucky and approximately 1,741 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students received a bachelor's degree in parks and rec from Asbury.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies section at the bottom of this page.

Asbury Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Asbury Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The parks and rec major at Asbury is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Parks, Recreation & Leisure 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 Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	46
Most Popular Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	81
Most Popular Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools	98

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Asbury

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

Asbury Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students earned a bachelor's degree in parks and rec from Asbury. About 33% of these graduates were women and the other 67% were men. The typical parks and rec bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at Asbury since its program graduates 23% more men than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at Asbury 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 Asbury University with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Outdoor Education
• Health & Physical Education

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 KY, the home state for Asbury University.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors	120	$67,240

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 Amannelle under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.