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Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at Shaw University

Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at Shaw University

Every parks, recreation & leisure 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 & rec program at Shaw University stacks up to those at other schools.

Shaw University is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and has a total student population of 1,283.

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.

Shaw University Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Shaw University Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Rankings

The parks & rec major at Shaw University 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 Shaw University

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

Shaw University Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor’s Program

30% Women
70% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 70% of parks & rec bachelor's degrees went to men and 30% 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 Shaw University since its program graduates 25% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 39% more racial-ethnic minorities in its parks & rec bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 1
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies

Parks, Recreation & Leisure 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 Shaw University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 6

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 NC, the home state for Shaw University.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors 1,040 $62,790

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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