Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Northern State University

Every parks, recreation, leisure, & 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 & rec program at Northern State University stacks up to those at other schools.

NSU is located in Aberdeen, South Dakota and approximately 3,431 students attend the school each year.

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.

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

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

NSU Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The parks & rec major at NSU 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.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at NSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the parks & rec majors at Northern State University.

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

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of parks & rec bachelor's degrees went to men and 37% went to women.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks & rec at NSU 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 Northern State University with a bachelor's in parks & rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	24
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

NSU Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of parks & rec master's degrees went to men and 38% went to women.

Of the students who received a parks & rec master's degree from NSU, 63% 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 Northern State University with a master's in parks & rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	33

Related Majors

Careers That Parks & Rec Grads May Go Into

A degree in parks & 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 SD, the home state for Northern State University.

Occupation	Jobs in SD	Average Salary in SD
General and Operations Managers	3,670	$125,490
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	1,150	$31,790
Coaches and Scouts	770	$34,370
Managers	370	$99,030
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	170	$50,870

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.