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

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

Shepherd University is located in Shepherdstown, West Virginia and approximately 3,159 students attend the school each year. Of the 574 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Shepherd University in 2021, 27 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.

Shepherd University Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Shepherd University Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the parks and rec progam at Shepherd University 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 Shepherd University 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
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Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Shepherd University

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

Shepherd University Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Program

The parks and rec program at Shepherd University awarded 27 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 74% of these degrees went to men with the other 26% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% 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 Shepherd University with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Shepherd University 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

The following parks and rec concentations are available at Shepherd University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Shepherd University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies	27

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 WV, the home state for Shepherd University.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
General and Operations Managers	11,100	$87,430
Managers	1,880	$77,290
Coaches and Scouts	870	$48,160
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	690	$33,730
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	440	$41,990

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 Ecragg under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.