Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Kennesaw State University

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

KSU Georgia is located in Kennesaw, Georgia and approximately 41,181 students attend the school each year.

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.

KSU Georgia Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

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

KSU Georgia Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The parks & rec major at KSU Georgia 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 KSU Georgia

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

KSU Georgia Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 53% of parks & rec bachelor's degrees went to men and 47% went to women.

About 50% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks & rec at KSU Georgia are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% 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 Kennesaw State University with a bachelor's in parks & rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	65
Hispanic or Latino	25
White	120
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	19

KSU Georgia Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of parks & rec master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

The following parks & rec concentations are available at Kennesaw State University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Kennesaw State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	214

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 GA, the home state for Kennesaw State University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
General and Operations Managers	85,920	$113,440
Managers	14,480	$118,060
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	6,030	$45,540
Coaches and Scouts	4,970	$45,510
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	3,460	$46,990

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.