Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Peru State College

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

Peru State is located in Peru, Nebraska and has a total student population of 1,902. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students received a bachelor's degree in parks and rec from Peru State.

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.

Peru State Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Peru State Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

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

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 Peru State 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	508
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	601
Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	751
Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	963

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Peru State

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

Peru State Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 10 parks and rec students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Peru State, about 50% were men and 50% were women.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at Peru State 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 Peru State College with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Peru State 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Peru State College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	10

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 NE, the home state for Peru State College.

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.