Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Hampton University

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

Hampton is located in Hampton, Virginia and has a total student population of 3,516.

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.

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

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

Hampton Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The parks & rec major at Hampton 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 Hampton

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

Hampton 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 57% 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 Hampton University with a bachelor's in parks & rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	30
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

For the most recent academic year available, 79% of parks & rec master's degrees went to men and 21% went to women.

In the parks & rec master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 60% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

If you plan to be a parks & 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 Hampton University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	65

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 VA, the home state for Hampton University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
General and Operations Managers	52,440	$142,000
Managers	17,280	$134,500
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	12,720	$41,370
Coaches and Scouts	6,910	$42,340
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	2,670	$50,160

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.