Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Delaware State University

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

Del State is located in Dover, Delaware and approximately 4,739 students attend the school each year.

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.

Del State Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

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

Del State Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The parks & rec major at Del State 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 Del State

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

Del State Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of parks & rec bachelor's degrees went to men and 53% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 44% more racial-ethnic minorities in its parks & rec bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Delaware State University with a bachelor's in parks & rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	40
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Del State Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of parks & rec master's degrees went to men and 53% went to women.

In the parks & rec master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 82% of degree recipients. That is 42% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Delaware State University with a master's in parks & rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

The following parks & rec concentations are available at Delaware State University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Delaware State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	69

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 DE, the home state for Delaware State University.

Occupation	Jobs in DE	Average Salary in DE
General and Operations Managers	3,960	$150,940
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	1,040	$38,440
Managers	900	$134,410
Coaches and Scouts	900	$40,190
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	300	$55,480

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 Smartyllama under License

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