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

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

If you are interested in studying parks, recreation, leisure, & fitness studies, you may want to check out the program at Augustana University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Augustana Sioux Falls is located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota and approximately 2,019 students attend the school each year.

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

The parks & 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.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Augustana Sioux Falls

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

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

57% Women
11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 43% of parks & rec bachelor's degrees went to men and 57% went to women.

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About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks & 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 & rec.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 25
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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

40% Women
10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 60% of parks & rec master's degrees went to men and 40% went to women.

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Of the students who received a parks & rec master's degree from Augustana Sioux Falls, 70% 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 & rec.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 7
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

If you plan to be a parks & 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

Careers That Parks & Rec Grads May Go Into

A degree in parks & 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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