Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Prairie View A & M University

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

PVAMU is located in Prairie View, Texas and approximately 9,248 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 107 parks and rec majors received their bachelor's degree from PVAMU.

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.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

PVAMU Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

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

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 PVAMU 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 Schools	245
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	547

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at PVAMU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the parks and rec majors at Prairie View A & M University.

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

Of the 107 parks and rec students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from PVAMU, about 46% were men and 54% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 58% more racial-ethnic minorities in its parks and rec bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Prairie View A & M University with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	92
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

PVAMU 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Prairie View A & M University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	107

Related Majors

• Public Administration & Social Service
• 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 TX, the home state for Prairie View A & M University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
General and Operations Managers	195,730	$125,870
Managers	20,710	$122,130
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	19,450	$38,650
Coaches and Scouts	13,270	$51,800
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	6,120	$47,900

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.