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

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

Marshall University is located in Huntington, West Virginia and approximately 11,958 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 56 parks and rec majors received their bachelor's degree from Marshall University.

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.

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

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

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

The following rankings from College Factual show how the parks and rec progam at Marshall University 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 Marshall 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
Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master’s Degree Schools	264
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	629

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in parks and rec from Marshall University. This makes it the #265 most popular school for parks and rec master’s degree candidates in the country.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Marshall University

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

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

Of the 56 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in parks and rec from Marshall University in 2021, 66% were men and 34% were women.

About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at Marshall 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 Marshall University with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	47
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Of the 9 students who graduated with a master’s in parks and rec from Marshall University in 2021, 56% were men and 44% were women.

Of the students who received a parks and rec master's degree from Marshall University, 89% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Marshall 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

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 Marshall University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	57
Recreation Administration	8

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 WV, the home state for Marshall University.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
General and Operations Managers	11,100	$87,430
Managers	1,880	$77,290
Coaches and Scouts	870	$48,160
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	690	$33,730
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	440	$41,990

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 Beyond My Ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.