Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at Radford University

What traits are you looking for in a parks and rec school? To help you decide if Radford University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's parks and rec program.

Radford is located in Radford, Virginia and approximately 10,695 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 41 parks and rec majors received their bachelor's degree from Radford.

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

Each year, College Factual ranks parks and rec programs across the country. The following shows how Radford 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	19
Best Value Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	41

Earnings of Radford Parks & Rec Graduates

The median salary of parks and rec students who receive their bachelor's degree at Radford is $30,562. This is less than $31,674, which is the national average of all parks and rec majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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 Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 41 parks and rec students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Radford, about 37% were men and 63% were women.

About 88% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	36
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.

Related Majors

• Health & Physical Education

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

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 Matt under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.