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Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at West Liberty University

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

West Liberty University is located in West Liberty, West Virginia and approximately 2,481 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 students received a bachelor's degree in parks and rec from West Liberty University.

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.

West Liberty University Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

West Liberty University Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the parks and rec progam at West Liberty University 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 West Liberty 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools 392
Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools 544
Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools 684

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at West Liberty University

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

West Liberty University Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Program

52% Women
10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The parks and rec program at West Liberty University awarded 21 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 48% of these degrees went to men with the other 52% going to women.

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About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at West Liberty University 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 West Liberty University with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 16
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

West Liberty University 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 West Liberty University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from West Liberty University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education 21

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 West Liberty University.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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