Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at Grambling State University

What traits are you looking for in a parks and rec school? To help you decide if Grambling State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's parks and rec program.

GSU is located in Grambling, Louisiana and has a total student population of 5,438. Of the 568 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Grambling State University in 2021, 25 of them were parks, recreation and leisure studies majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies section at the bottom of this page.

GSU Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

GSU Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the parks and rec progam at GSU 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 GSU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Parks, Recreation & Leisure 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 Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	65
Best Value Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools	67
	69

How Much Do Parks & Rec Graduates from GSU Make?

The median salary of parks and rec students who receive their bachelor's degree at GSU is $26,969. This is less than $31,674, which is the national average of all parks and rec majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at GSU

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

GSU Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor’s Program

The parks and rec program at GSU awarded 25 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 24% of these degrees went to men with the other 76% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 67% more racial-ethnic minorities in its parks and rec bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	23
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	0
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

GSU also has a doctoral program available in parks and rec. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Health & Physical Education

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 LA, the home state for Grambling State University.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA

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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.