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

If you plan to study parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies, take a look at what Lander University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Lander University is located in Greenwood, South Carolina and approximately 3,513 students attend the school each year. Of the 536 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Lander University in 2021, 30 of them were parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies majors.

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.

Lander University Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Lander University Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks parks and rec programs across the country. The following shows how Lander University 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 Lander University 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 Schools	303
Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	315
Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	415
	445
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	454
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	463

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Lander University

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

Lander University Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in parks and rec from Lander University. About 20% were men and 80% were women.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at Lander University 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 Lander University with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	22
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Lander University 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 Lander University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	30

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 SC, the home state for Lander University.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
General and Operations Managers	32,520	$101,400
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	3,430	$34,170
Coaches and Scouts	3,390	$50,250
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	1,860	$48,140
Managers	1,760	$100,890

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 Bill Fitzpatrick under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.