Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Limestone College

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

Limestone College is located in Gaffney, South Carolina and has a total student population of 1,943. In 2021, 20 parks and rec majors received their bachelor's degree from Limestone College.

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.

Limestone College Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Online Classes Are Available at Limestone College

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree

Limestone College Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the parks and rec progam at Limestone College 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 Limestone College 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 Online Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	51
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	309
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	387
Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	565
Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	708

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Limestone College

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

Limestone College Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 parks and rec majors earned their bachelor's degree from Limestone College. Of these graduates, 75% were men and 25% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% 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 Limestone College with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	7
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Limestone College 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Limestone College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	20

Related Majors

• Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
• Public Administration & Social Service

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 Limestone College.

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 Morder (talk) under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.