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

Lee University is located in Cleveland, Tennessee and approximately 5,204 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 26 students received a bachelor's degree in parks and rec from Lee University.

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.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

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

The following rankings from College Factual show how the parks and rec progam at Lee University compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The parks and rec major at Lee 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
Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	280
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	448
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Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Lee University

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

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

Of the 26 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies from Lee University in 2020-2021, 62% were men and 38% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	19
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Lee 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

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Lee University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	24
Other Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies	2

Related Majors

• Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
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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 TN, the home state for Lee University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
General and Operations Managers	41,980	$110,580
Managers	14,480	$83,010
Coaches and Scouts	4,390	$46,940
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	3,720	$43,890
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	2,050	$43,690

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 Hkeely under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.