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

What traits are you looking for in a parks and rec school? To help you decide if Bridgewater College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's parks and rec program.

Bridgewater is located in Bridgewater, Virginia and has a total student population of 1,597. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 46 students received a bachelor's degree in parks and rec from Bridgewater.

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.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Bridgewater Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The parks and rec major at Bridgewater 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 Schools	56
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	102
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	108
	198
	202
Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	296
Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	337

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Bridgewater

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

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

Of the 46 parks and rec students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Bridgewater, about 33% were men and 67% were women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at Bridgewater 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 Bridgewater College with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	31
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Bridgewater 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

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 Bridgewater College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	46

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 VA, the home state for Bridgewater College.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
General and Operations Managers	52,440	$142,000
Managers	17,280	$134,500
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	12,720	$41,370
Coaches and Scouts	6,910	$42,340
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	2,670	$50,160

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 Alma mater under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.