Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Barton College

Every parks, recreation, leisure, & 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 & rec program at Barton College stacks up to those at other schools.

Barton College is located in Wilson, North Carolina and approximately 1,177 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.

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

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

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

The parks & rec major at Barton College 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 Barton College

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

Barton College Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 73% of parks & rec bachelor's degrees went to men and 27% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% more racial-ethnic minorities in its parks & rec bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	20
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	21
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

For the most recent academic year available, 78% of parks & rec master's degrees went to men and 22% went to women.

In the parks & rec master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 27% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Barton College with a master's in parks & rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

The following parks & rec concentations are available at Barton College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Barton College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	32

Related Majors

• Public Administration & Social Service

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 NC, the home state for Barton College.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
General and Operations Managers	54,330	$131,600
Managers	11,990	$121,500
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	9,690	$37,020
Coaches and Scouts	6,340	$46,420
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	2,780	$53,210

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 Bidgee under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.