Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at North Greenville University

Every parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the parks and rec program at North Greenville University stacks up to those at other schools.

North Greenville is located in Tigerville, South Carolina and approximately 2,280 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 41 parks and rec majors received their bachelor's degree from North Greenville.

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.

North Greenville Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

North Greenville Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the parks and rec progam at North Greenville 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 North Greenville 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	110
Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	268
Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	307
Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	326
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	385

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at North Greenville

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

North Greenville Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Program

The parks and rec program at North Greenville awarded 41 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 85% of these degrees went to men with the other 15% going to women.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at North Greenville 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 North Greenville 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	24
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

North Greenville 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at North Greenville University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	34
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies	7

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• 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 North Greenville University.

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 Ianmccor under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.