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

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

Lipscomb is located in Nashville, Tennessee and approximately 4,884 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 18 parks and rec majors received their bachelor's degree from Lipscomb.

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.

Lipscomb Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Lipscomb Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the parks and rec progam at Lipscomb 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 Lipscomb 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 Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools 604

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Lipscomb

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

Lipscomb Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Program

50% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 18 parks and rec students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Lipscomb, about 50% were men and 50% were women.

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About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at Lipscomb 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 Lipscomb University with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 14
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Lipscomb 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

If you plan to be a parks and 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 Lipscomb University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education 18

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 Lipscomb 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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