Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Southwestern Assemblies of God University

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

Southwestern Assemblies of God University is located in Waxahachie, Texas and has a total student population of 1,985. Of the 280 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Southwestern Assemblies of God University in 2021, 4 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.

Southwestern Assemblies of God University Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Online Classes Are Available at Southwestern Assemblies of God University

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Southwestern Assemblies of God University offers distance education options for parks and rec at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

Southwestern Assemblies of God University Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the parks and rec progam at Southwestern Assemblies of God 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 Southwestern Assemblies of God 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
Most Popular Online Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	78

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Southwestern Assemblies of God University

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

Southwestern Assemblies of God University Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 4 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies from Southwestern Assemblies of God University in 2020-2021, 75% were men and 25% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 36% 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 Southwestern Assemblies of God University with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

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

Southwestern Assemblies of God 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

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 Southwestern Assemblies of God University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	4

Related Majors

• 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 TX, the home state for Southwestern Assemblies of God University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
General and Operations Managers	195,730	$125,870
Managers	20,710	$122,130
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	19,450	$38,650
Coaches and Scouts	13,270	$51,800
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	6,120	$47,900

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.