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

17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying parks, recreation, leisure, & fitness studies, you may want to check out the program at Liberty University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Liberty University is located in Lynchburg, Virginia and approximately 93,349 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.

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Liberty University offers distance education options for parks & rec at the following degree levels:

Bachelor’s Degree
Master’s Degree

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

The parks & 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.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Liberty University

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

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

38% Women

17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 62% of parks & rec bachelor's degrees went to men and 38% went to women.

About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks & 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 & rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	18
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	164
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	22

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

36% Women

28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 64% of parks & rec master's degrees went to men and 36% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	34
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	90
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	41

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

If you plan to be a parks & rec major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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

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 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
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