Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at Virginia Wesleyan University

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

VWU is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia and approximately 1,347 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 students received a bachelor's degree in parks and rec from VWU.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies section at the bottom of this page.

VWU Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

VWU Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the parks and rec progam at VWU 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 VWU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Parks, Recreation & Leisure 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 Studies Schools	1
Most Focused Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1
Most Popular Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	39
Most Popular Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools	45

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at VWU

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

VWU Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in parks and rec from VWU. About 52% were men and 48% were women. The typical parks and rec bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at VWU since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at VWU 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 Virginia Wesleyan University with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

VWU also has a doctoral program available in parks and rec. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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 VA, the home state for Virginia Wesleyan University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA

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 Fryeguy91 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.