Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Every parks, recreation, leisure, & fitness 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 Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania stacks up to those at other schools.

Ship is located in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 6,130.

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.

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

• Basic Certificate in Parks & Rec (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Ship Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The parks & rec major at Ship 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.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Ship

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

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

For the most recent academic year available, 58% of parks & rec bachelor's degrees went to men and 42% went to women.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks & rec at Ship 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 Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor's in parks & rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	26
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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 Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	32

Related Majors

• Public Administration & Social Service

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 PA, the home state for Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
General and Operations Managers	80,160	$133,480
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	12,450	$35,420
Managers	11,060	$126,290
Coaches and Scouts	7,200	$41,820
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	2,780	$52,200

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 Cgboeree under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.