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

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

Belmont is located in Nashville, Tennessee and has a total student population of 8,204.

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.

Belmont Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

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

Belmont Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The parks & rec major at Belmont 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 Belmont

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

Belmont Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of parks & rec bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks & rec at Belmont 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 Belmont University with a bachelor's in parks & rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	34
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Belmont Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 61% of parks & rec master's degrees went to men and 39% went to women.

Of the students who received a parks & rec master's degree from Belmont, 78% 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 Belmont University with a master's in parks & rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	36
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Belmont University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	79

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 TN, the home state for Belmont University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
General and Operations Managers	41,980	$110,580
Managers	14,480	$83,010
Coaches and Scouts	4,390	$46,940
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	3,720	$43,890
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	2,050	$43,690

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 EVula under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.