Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at North Carolina Central University

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

North Carolina Central University is located in Durham, North Carolina and has a total student population of 8,078.

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.

North Carolina Central University Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at North Carolina Central University

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

North Carolina Central University does offer online education options in parks & rec for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

North Carolina Central University Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at North Carolina Central University

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

North Carolina Central University Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of parks & rec master's degrees went to men and 40% went to women.

In the parks & rec master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 90% of degree recipients. That is 50% better than the national average.*

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

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

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 North Carolina Central University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	21

Related Majors

• Public Administration & Social Service

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 NC, the home state for North Carolina Central University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
General and Operations Managers	54,330	$131,600
Managers	11,990	$121,500
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	9,690	$37,020
Coaches and Scouts	6,340	$46,420
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	2,780	$53,210

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 RDUpedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.