Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Valdosta State University

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

VSU is located in Valdosta, Georgia and approximately 12,304 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 students received a bachelor's degree in parks and rec from VSU.

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.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

VSU Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the parks and rec progam at VSU 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 VSU 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
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	500
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	513

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at VSU

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

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 parks and rec majors earned their bachelor's degree from VSU. Of these graduates, 42% were men and 58% were women.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at VSU 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 Valdosta State University with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

VSU 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 Valdosta State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	19

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 GA, the home state for Valdosta State University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
General and Operations Managers	85,920	$113,440
Managers	14,480	$118,060
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	6,030	$45,540
Coaches and Scouts	4,970	$45,510
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	3,460	$46,990

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 Jadvii under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.