Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Salisbury University

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

Salisbury is located in Salisbury, Maryland and approximately 8,124 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 111 students received a bachelor's degree in parks and rec from Salisbury.

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.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Salisbury Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the parks and rec progam at Salisbury compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Salisbury 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 Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	135
Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	182
	253
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	261

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Salisbury

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

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

Of the 111 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in parks and rec from Salisbury in 2021, 50% were men and 50% were women.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at Salisbury 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 Salisbury University with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	70
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

Salisbury 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

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Salisbury University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	111

Related Majors

• Public Administration & Social Service

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 MD, the home state for Salisbury University.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
General and Operations Managers	48,180	$137,700
Managers	14,450	$122,050
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	7,560	$46,270
Coaches and Scouts	3,880	$43,790
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	3,070	$50,030

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 Kane5187 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.