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

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

SEU is located in Lakeland, Florida and approximately 9,546 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 48 parks and rec majors received their bachelor's degree from SEU.

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.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec
• Master’s Degree in Parks & Rec

SEU Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the parks and rec progam at SEU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The parks and rec major at SEU 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
Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	277
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	384
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	397
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	467

In 2021, 20 students received their master’s degree in parks and rec from SEU. This makes it the #149 most popular school for parks and rec master’s degree candidates in the country.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at SEU

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

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

Of the 48 parks and rec students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from SEU, about 50% were men and 50% were 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 Southeastern University with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	21
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

SEU Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Master’s Program

Of the 20 students who earned a master's degree in Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies from SEU in 2020-2021, 55% were men and 45% were women.

In the parks and rec master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 45% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

SEU 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Southeastern University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	68

Related Majors

• Legal Professions
• Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
• 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 FL, the home state for Southeastern University.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
General and Operations Managers	123,800	$112,600
Managers	23,160	$99,240
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	16,120	$40,790
Coaches and Scouts	10,220	$45,710
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	8,870	$48,010

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 FireKnight1935 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.