Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Valley City State University

Every parks, recreation, leisure, & 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 & rec program at Valley City State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Valley City State University is located in Valley City, North Dakota and has a total student population of 1,676.

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.

Valley City State University Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Parks & Rec (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Valley City State University Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The parks & rec major at Valley City State 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.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Valley City State University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the parks & rec majors at Valley City State University.

Valley City State University Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 86% of parks & rec bachelor's degrees went to men and 14% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 31% more racial-ethnic minorities in its parks & rec bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

The following parks & rec concentations are available at Valley City State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Valley City State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	8

Related Majors

• Public Administration & Social Service

Careers That Parks & Rec Grads May Go Into

A degree in parks & 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 ND, the home state for Valley City State University.

Occupation	Jobs in ND	Average Salary in ND
General and Operations Managers	7,550	$103,100
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	1,750	$31,730
Managers	1,130	$109,820
Coaches and Scouts	1,040	$32,230
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	280	$64,940

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 Tim Evanson under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.