Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at University of Charleston

What traits are you looking for in a parks and rec school? To help you decide if University of Charleston is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's parks and rec program.

UC is located in Charleston, West Virginia and has a total student population of 2,967. Of the 591 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Charleston in 2021, 36 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.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

UC Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the parks and rec progam at UC 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 UC 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	367
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	380
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	464
Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	470

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at UC

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

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

Of the 36 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in parks and rec from UC in 2021, 67% were men and 33% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Charleston 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	14
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UC 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Charleston. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	36

Related Majors

• Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

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 University of Charleston.

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 Lkeadle under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.