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Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at West Virginia Wesleyan College

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

West Virginia Wesleyan is located in Buckhannon, West Virginia and has a total student population of 1,066. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 students received a bachelor's degree in parks and rec from West Virginia Wesleyan.

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 Virginia Wesleyan Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

West Virginia Wesleyan Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the parks and rec progam at West Virginia Wesleyan 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 Virginia Wesleyan 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 127
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools 170
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools 472
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools 488
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Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools 532
Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools 544

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at West Virginia Wesleyan

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

West Virginia Wesleyan Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Program

43% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in parks and rec from West Virginia Wesleyan. About 57% were men and 43% were women.

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About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at West Virginia Wesleyan 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 Virginia Wesleyan College with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

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

West Virginia Wesleyan 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 West Virginia Wesleyan College. A concentration may not be available for your 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 Virginia Wesleyan College.

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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