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

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 Hampton University stacks up to those at other schools.

Hampton is located in Hampton, Virginia and has a total student population of 3,516. In 2021, 54 parks and rec majors received their bachelor's degree from Hampton.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the parks and rec progam at Hampton compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The parks and 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master’s Degree Schools	106
Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master’s Degree Schools	158
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	430
	437

In 2021, 11 students received their master’s degree in parks and rec from Hampton. This makes it the #241 most popular school for parks and rec master’s degree candidates in the country.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Hampton

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

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 54 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in parks and rec from Hampton. About 31% were men and 69% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 57% 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 Hampton University with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	52
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

The parks and rec program at Hampton awarded 11 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 64% of these degrees went to men with the other 36% going to women.

In the parks and rec master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 82% of degree recipients. That is 43% 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 and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Hampton 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

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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
• Military Technologies & Applied Sciences
• 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 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.