Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at Radford University

14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Radford is located in Radford, Virginia and approximately 10,695 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 Studies section at the bottom of this page.

Radford Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Radford Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Rankings

The parks & rec major at Radford is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Parks, Recreation & Leisure 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 & rec majors at Radford University.

Radford Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor’s Program

52% Women

14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 48% of parks & rec bachelor's degrees went to men and 52% went to women. The typical parks & rec bachelor's degree program is made up of only 45% men. So male students are more repesented at Radford since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks & 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 & rec.

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

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies

If you plan to be a parks & 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 Radford University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies	41

Health & Physical Education

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 VA, the home state for Radford University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA

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
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