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

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

Newberry College is located in Newberry, South Carolina and has a total student population of 1,256. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 50 students received a bachelor's degree in parks and rec from Newberry 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.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

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

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The parks and rec major at Newberry 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 Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	10
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	23
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Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	272
	276
Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	278
Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	344

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Newberry College

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

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 50 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in parks and rec from Newberry College. About 72% were men and 28% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	18
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	21
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Newberry 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Newberry College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	44
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies	6

Related Majors

• Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

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 Newberry 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 Bill Fitzpatrick under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.