Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Georgia Southern University

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

GaSou is located in Statesboro, Georgia and has a total student population of 26,949. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 297 students received a bachelor's degree in parks and rec from GaSou.

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.

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

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

Online Classes Are Available at GaSou

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

• Master’s Degree

GaSou Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the parks and rec progam at GaSou 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 GaSou 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 Graduate Certificate Schools	26
Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	27
	108
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	199

In 2021, 96 students received their master’s degree in parks and rec from GaSou. This makes it the #15 most popular school for parks and rec master’s degree candidates in the country.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at GaSou

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

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

Of the 297 parks and rec students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from GaSou, about 38% were men and 62% were women.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at GaSou 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 Georgia Southern University with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	86
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	180
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

GaSou Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Master’s Program

Of the 96 students who graduated with a master’s in parks and rec from GaSou in 2021, 55% were men and 45% were women.

Of the students who received a parks and rec master's degree from GaSou, 69% 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 Georgia Southern University with a master's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	20
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	66
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

GaSou 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

If you plan to be a parks and rec major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Georgia Southern University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	346
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies	51

Related Majors

• Legal Professions
• 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 GA, the home state for Georgia Southern University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
General and Operations Managers	85,920	$113,440
Managers	14,480	$118,060
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	6,030	$45,540
Coaches and Scouts	4,970	$45,510
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	3,460	$46,990

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 Richardelainechambers at English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.