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

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

Liberty University is located in Lynchburg, Virginia and approximately 93,349 students attend the school each year. Of the 10,381 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Liberty University in 2021, 186 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.

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

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

Online Classes Are Available at Liberty University

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Liberty University does offer online education options in parks and rec for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

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

Each year, College Factual ranks parks and rec programs across the country. The following shows how Liberty 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 Liberty 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 Graduate Certificate Schools	4
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	820

In 2021, 206 students received their master’s degree in parks and rec from Liberty University. This makes it the #4 most popular school for parks and rec master’s degree candidates in the country.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Liberty University

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

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 186 parks and rec majors earned their bachelor's degree from Liberty University. Of these graduates, 55% were men and 45% were women.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at Liberty 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 Liberty University with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	132
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	21

Liberty University Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Master’s Program

Of the 206 students who earned a master's degree in Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies from Liberty University in 2020-2021, 58% were men and 42% were women.

Of the students who received a parks and rec master's degree from Liberty University, 51% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	31
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	105
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	51

Liberty 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

The following parks and rec concentations are available at Liberty University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Liberty University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	392
Outdoor Education	11

Related Majors

• Military Technologies & Applied Sciences
• Legal Professions
• 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 VA, the home state for Liberty University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
General and Operations Managers	52,440	$142,000
Managers	17,280	$134,500
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	12,720	$41,370
Coaches and Scouts	6,910	$42,340
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	2,670	$50,160

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 Nyttend under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.