Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Buena Vista University

Every parks, recreation, leisure, and 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 and rec program at Buena Vista University stacks up to those at other schools.

BVU is located in Storm Lake, Iowa and approximately 1,863 students attend the school each year. Of the 399 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Buena Vista University in 2021, 12 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.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

BVU Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

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

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 BVU 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
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	133
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	135
	169
Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	393
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	714

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at BVU

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

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

Of the 12 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies from BVU in 2020-2021, 75% were men and 25% were women.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at BVU 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 Buena Vista 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	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

BVU 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Buena Vista University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	12

Related Majors

• Public Administration & Social Service
• Legal Professions
• Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

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 IA, the home state for Buena Vista University.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
General and Operations Managers	23,570	$99,720
Coaches and Scouts	4,590	$30,960
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	3,590	$32,880
Managers	2,880	$101,360
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	880	$46,930

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 Ryan Harder under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.