Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Trevecca Nazarene University

If you are interested in studying parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies, you may want to check out the program at Trevecca Nazarene University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

TNU is located in Nashville, Tennessee and has a total student population of 3,968. Of the 572 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Trevecca Nazarene University in 2021, 13 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.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

TNU Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks parks and rec programs across the country. The following shows how TNU performed in these rankings.

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 TNU 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 Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	820

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at TNU

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

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

Of the 13 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in parks and rec from TNU in 2021, 77% were men and 23% were women.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at TNU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

TNU 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 Trevecca Nazarene University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Trevecca Nazarene University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	13

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 TN, the home state for Trevecca Nazarene University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
General and Operations Managers	41,980	$110,580
Managers	14,480	$83,010
Coaches and Scouts	4,390	$46,940
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	3,720	$43,890
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	2,050	$43,690

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 Trevecca Nazarene University under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.