Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Guilford College

Every parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the parks and rec program at Guilford College stacks up to those at other schools.

Guilford is located in Greensboro, North Carolina and has a total student population of 1,429. In 2021, 38 parks and rec majors received their bachelor's degree from Guilford.

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.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Guilford Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the parks and rec progam at Guilford 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 Guilford 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
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	39
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	61
	391
	395
Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	453
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	458
Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	529
Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	551

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Guilford

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the parks and rec majors at Guilford College.

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

Of the 38 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in parks and rec from Guilford in 2021, 61% were men and 39% were women.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at Guilford 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 Guilford College with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	23
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Guilford 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Guilford College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	38

Related Majors

• Public Administration & Social Service
• Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

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 NC, the home state for Guilford College.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
General and Operations Managers	54,330	$131,600
Managers	11,990	$121,500
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	9,690	$37,020
Coaches and Scouts	6,340	$46,420
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	2,780	$53,210

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 Parkram412 at en.wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.