Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Augustana University

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

Augustana Sioux Falls is located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota and approximately 2,019 students attend the school each year. Of the 567 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Augustana University in 2021, 37 of them were parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies majors.

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.

Augustana Sioux Falls Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec
• Master’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Augustana Sioux Falls Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks parks and rec programs across the country. The following shows how Augustana Sioux Falls performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The parks and rec major at Augustana Sioux Falls 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 Master’s Degree Schools	69
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	185

In 2021, 12 students received their master’s degree in parks and rec from Augustana Sioux Falls. This makes it the #224 most popular school for parks and rec master’s degree candidates in the country.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Augustana Sioux Falls

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

Augustana Sioux Falls Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 37 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies from Augustana Sioux Falls in 2020-2021, 62% were men and 38% were women.

About 92% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at Augustana Sioux Falls 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 Augustana University with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	34
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Augustana Sioux Falls Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of parks and rec master's degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

Of the students who received a parks and rec master's degree from Augustana Sioux Falls, 100% 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 Augustana University with a master's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Augustana Sioux Falls 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

If you plan to be a parks and rec major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Augustana University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	49

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 SD, the home state for Augustana University.

Occupation	Jobs in SD	Average Salary in SD
General and Operations Managers	3,670	$125,490
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	1,150	$31,790
Coaches and Scouts	770	$34,370
Managers	370	$99,030
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	170	$50,870

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 AlexiusHoratius under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.