Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at Shaw University

If you plan to study parks, recreation and leisure studies, take a look at what Shaw University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Shaw University is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and has a total student population of 1,283. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students received a bachelor's degree in parks and rec from Shaw University.

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

Each year, College Factual ranks parks and rec programs across the country. The following shows how Shaw University performed in these rankings.

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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	13
Most Focused Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools	14
Most Popular Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	74
Best Value Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	75
Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	75
	75
Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools	78
Best Value Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools	78
	78
Most Popular Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools	86

How Much Do Parks & Rec Graduates from Shaw University Make?

The median salary of parks and rec students who receive their bachelor's degree at Shaw University is $18,795. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $31,674 for all parks and rec students.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Shaw University

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

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 parks and rec majors earned their bachelor's degree from Shaw University. Of these graduates, 100% were men and 0% were women. The typical parks and rec bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at Shaw University since its program graduates 56% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 54% more racial-ethnic minorities in its parks and 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 and rec.

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

Shaw University 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 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.