Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at Lindenwood University

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

Lindenwood University is located in Saint Charles, Missouri and approximately 7,382 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,105 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Lindenwood University in 2021, 6 of them were parks, recreation and leisure studies majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies section at the bottom of this page.

Lindenwood University Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Lindenwood University Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Rankings

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

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 Lindenwood University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Parks, Recreation & Leisure 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 Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	29
Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools	41
Most Popular Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	74

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Lindenwood University

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

Lindenwood University Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 parks and rec majors earned their bachelor's degree from Lindenwood University. Of these graduates, 67% were men and 33% were women. The typical parks and rec bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at Lindenwood University since its program graduates 23% more men than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at Lindenwood University are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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

Lindenwood University also has a doctoral program available in parks and rec. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Health & Physical Education

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 MO, the home state for Lindenwood University.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors	200	$92,410

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 Bhockey10 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.