Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Carson - Newman University

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

Carson - Newman is located in Jefferson City, Tennessee and has a total student population of 2,911. Of the 341 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Carson - Newman University in 2021, 37 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.

Carson - Newman Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Carson - Newman Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks parks and rec programs across the country. The following shows how Carson - Newman performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The parks and rec major at Carson - Newman 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
	241
Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	358
Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	404

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Carson - Newman

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

Carson - Newman Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 37 parks and rec majors earned their bachelor's degree from Carson - Newman. Of these graduates, 62% were men and 38% were women.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at Carson - Newman 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 Carson - Newman University with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	27
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Carson - Newman 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

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	34
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies	3

Related Majors

• Public Administration & Social Service

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 TN, the home state for Carson - Newman 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 Polly clip under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.