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

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

Harding is located in Searcy, Arkansas and approximately 4,617 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 48 students received a bachelor's degree in parks and rec from Harding.

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.

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

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

Harding Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

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

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 Harding 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 Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	285

In 2021, 1 student received their master’s degree in parks and rec from Harding. This is the #359 most popular school for parks and rec master’s degree candidates in the country.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Harding

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

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

Of the 48 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies from Harding in 2020-2021, 60% were men and 40% were women.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at Harding 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 Harding University with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	40
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 student graduated with a bachelor's degree in parks and rec from Harding.

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

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

Harding 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Harding University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	49

Related Majors

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

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 AR, the home state for Harding University.

Occupation	Jobs in AR	Average Salary in AR
General and Operations Managers	20,440	$87,650
Managers	3,360	$86,410
Coaches and Scouts	1,410	$47,560
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	1,270	$43,010
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	1,260	$38,820

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.