Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Nebraska Wesleyan University

What traits are you looking for in a parks and rec school? To help you decide if Nebraska Wesleyan University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's parks and rec program.

NWU is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and approximately 1,924 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 43 parks and rec majors received their bachelor's degree from NWU.

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.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

NWU Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks parks and rec programs across the country. The following shows how NWU performed in these rankings.

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 NWU 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
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	260
Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	315
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Parks & Rec Student Demographics at NWU

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

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

Of the 43 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies from NWU in 2020-2021, 56% were men and 44% were women.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at NWU 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 Nebraska Wesleyan University with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	37
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

NWU 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

The following parks and rec concentations are available at Nebraska Wesleyan University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Nebraska Wesleyan University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	43

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 NE, the home state for Nebraska Wesleyan University.

Occupation	Jobs in NE	Average Salary in NE
General and Operations Managers	16,950	$96,900
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	2,400	$32,890
Managers	1,700	$101,380
Coaches and Scouts	1,200	$40,870
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	890	$50,610

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 Ammodramus under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.