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

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

Del State is located in Dover, Delaware and has a total student population of 4,739. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students received their master's degree in parks and rec.

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.

Del State Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Del State Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Del State

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

Del State Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students graduated with a master's degree in parks and rec from Del State. About 33% were men and 67% were women.

In the parks and rec master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 80% of degree recipients. That is 51% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	15

Related Majors

• 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 DE, the home state for Delaware State University.

Occupation	Jobs in DE	Average Salary in DE
General and Operations Managers	3,960	$150,940
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	1,040	$38,440
Managers	900	$134,410
Coaches and Scouts	900	$40,190
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	300	$55,480

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 Smartyllama under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.