Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Hanover 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 Hanover College stacks up to those at other schools.

Hanover is located in Hanover, Indiana and has a total student population of 1,028. In 2021, 23 parks and rec majors received their bachelor's degree from Hanover.

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.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Hanover Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks parks and rec programs across the country. The following shows how Hanover performed in these rankings.

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 Hanover 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	87
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	122
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	172
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	173
	346
Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	408
Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	645

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Hanover

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

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

The parks and rec program at Hanover awarded 23 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 30% of these degrees went to men with the other 70% going to women.

About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at Hanover 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 Hanover College with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Hanover 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 Hanover College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	23

Related Majors

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 IN, the home state for Hanover College.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
General and Operations Managers	54,610	$103,370
Managers	7,290	$71,560
Coaches and Scouts	6,530	$36,540
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	4,520	$32,990
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	2,140	$47,280

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 Nyttend under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.