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Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Radford 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 Radford University stacks up to those at other schools.

Radford is located in Radford, Virginia and approximately 10,695 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 44 students received a bachelor's degree in parks and rec from Radford.

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.

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

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Radford Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The parks and rec major at Radford 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 Radford

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

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

64% Women
11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The parks and rec program at Radford awarded 44 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 36% of these degrees went to men with the other 64% going to women.

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About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at Radford 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 Radford University with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 38
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Radford 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

The following parks and rec concentations are available at Radford University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Radford University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 41
Health & Physical Education 3

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 VA, the home state for Radford University.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
General and Operations Managers 52,440 $142,000
Managers 17,280 $134,500
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors 12,720 $41,370
Coaches and Scouts 6,910 $42,340
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors 2,670 $50,160

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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