Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Citadel Military College of South Carolina

If you are interested in studying parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies, you may want to check out the program at Citadel Military College of South Carolina. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

The Citadel is located in Charleston, South Carolina and has a total student population of 3,740. In 2021, 43 parks and rec majors received their bachelor's degree from The Citadel.

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.

The Citadel Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at The Citadel

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

The Citadel does offer online education options in parks and rec for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

The Citadel Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the parks and rec progam at The Citadel 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 The Citadel 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 Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Graduate Certificate Schools	6
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Graduate Certificate Schools	17
Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master’s Degree Schools	74
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master’s Degree Schools	100
Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	139
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	282
Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	315

In 2021, 14 students received their master’s degree in parks and rec from The Citadel. This makes it the #199 most popular school for parks and rec master’s degree candidates in the country.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at The Citadel

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the parks and rec majors at Citadel Military College of South Carolina.

The Citadel Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 43 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies from The Citadel in 2020-2021, 86% were men and 14% were women.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at The Citadel 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 Citadel Military College of South Carolina with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	26
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

The Citadel Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of parks and rec master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

Of the students who received a parks and rec master's degree from The Citadel, 71% 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 Citadel Military College of South Carolina with a master's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

The Citadel 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 Citadel Military College of South Carolina. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	58

Related Majors

• Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
• Military Technologies & Applied Sciences

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 SC, the home state for Citadel Military College of South Carolina.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
General and Operations Managers	32,520	$101,400
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	3,430	$34,170
Coaches and Scouts	3,390	$50,250
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	1,860	$48,140
Managers	1,760	$100,890

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 ProfReader under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.