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

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

Shenandoah is located in Winchester, Virginia and has a total student population of 4,174. Of the 567 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Shenandoah University in 2021, 20 of them were parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies majors.

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.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Shenandoah Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the parks and rec progam at Shenandoah 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 Shenandoah 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
Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Graduate Certificate Schools	12
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Graduate Certificate Schools	21
Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	183
Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	684

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Shenandoah

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

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

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students earned a bachelor's degree in parks and rec from Shenandoah. About 20% of these graduates were women and the other 80% were men.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at Shenandoah 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 Shenandoah University with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Shenandoah 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

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	21

Related Majors

• Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

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 Shenandoah University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
General and Operations Managers	52,440	$142,000
Managers	17,280	$134,500
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	12,720	$41,370
Coaches and Scouts	6,910	$42,340
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	2,670	$50,160

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 Shenandoah Office of Marketing and Communications under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.