Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Kennesaw State 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 Kennesaw State University stacks up to those at other schools.

KSU Georgia is located in Kennesaw, Georgia and approximately 41,181 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 194 parks and rec majors received their bachelor's degree from KSU Georgia.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the parks and rec progam at KSU Georgia 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	80
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	533

In 2021, 20 students received their master’s degree in parks and rec from KSU Georgia. This makes it the #149 most popular school for parks and rec master’s degree candidates in the country.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at KSU Georgia

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

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

Of the 194 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies from KSU Georgia in 2020-2021, 54% were men and 46% were women.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at KSU Georgia are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% 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 Kennesaw State University with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	51
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	103
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	18

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

Of the 20 students who earned a master's degree in Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies from KSU Georgia in 2020-2021, 40% were men and 60% were women.

Of the students who received a parks and rec master's degree from KSU Georgia, 65% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	13
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

KSU Georgia 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 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
• 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 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.