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Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Harding University

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Harding University

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

Harding is located in Searcy, Arkansas and approximately 4,617 students attend the school each year.

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.

Harding Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec
  • Master’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Harding Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Harding

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

Harding Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Master’s Program

16% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 84% of parks & rec master's degrees went to men and 16% went to women.

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Of the students who received a parks & rec master's degree from Harding, 84% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Harding University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education 1

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 AR, the home state for Harding University.

Occupation Jobs in AR Average Salary in AR
General and Operations Managers 20,440 $87,650
Managers 3,360 $86,410
Coaches and Scouts 1,410 $47,560
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors 1,270 $43,010
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors 1,260 $38,820

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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