Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness at Averett University

We’ve pulled together the essential facts you should know about the program at AU. It is offered at the Bachelor’s level. Its best result is a rank of #15 out of 19 schools (Bachelor’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

Available Degrees
Bachelor’s Degrees

Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Degrees Available at AU

Here is each degree level offered in parks, recreation, leisure & fitness at AU, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s	23

AU Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degrees

During the most recent reporting year, Averett University awarded 23 bachelor’s degrees in parks, recreation, leisure & fitness.

Bachelor’s Rankings

AU ranks competitively among schools offering parks, recreation, leisure & fitness at the bachelor’s level. Specifically, it ranked #15 out of 19 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia	15
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia	17
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	152
Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	185
Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	589
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	620

Student Debt of Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

$28,000 Bachelor's Median Debt

To complete a bachelor’s at AU, parks, recreation, leisure & fitness students accumulate a median of $28,000 in student loans. This is below $28,994, the typical median for all majors at AU.

Student debt for Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness majors with a bachelor's degree at AU

AU Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

$38,550 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

$28,000 Average Student Debt

Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$36,900	$38,400
Fees	$150	$150

Learn more about AU tuition and fees.

Bachelor’s Student Diversity

In the most recent graduating class, 74% of parks, recreation, leisure & fitness bachelor’s degrees went to men and 26% went to women.

The largest share of parks, recreation, leisure & fitness bachelor’s degree graduates at AU are Black or African American. Approximately 35% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Averett University with a bachelor’s in parks, recreation, leisure & fitness.

Ethnic diversity of Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness majors at Averett University

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
Non-Resident Aliens	7
Other Races	1

Sport and Fitness Administration/Management (Bachelor’s)

AU awarded 11 bachelor’s degrees in sport and fitness administration/management in the latest year of data — 18% to women and 82% to men. The most common background among these graduates was Non-Resident Alien (45%).

Best Value Sports Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia — #9
Best Sports Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia — #11
Best Sports Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region — #72
Best Value Sports Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region — #111
Best Sports Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #264

Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General (Bachelor’s)

AU granted 9 bachelor’s degrees in sports, kinesiology, and physical education/fitness, general in the latest year of data — 22% to women and 78% to men. Most of these graduates identified as White (44%).

Best Value Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia — #8
Best Value Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region — #69
Best Value Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #213

Physical Fitness Technician (Bachelor’s)

AU conferred 3 bachelor’s completions in physical fitness technician in the most recent reporting year — 67% to women and 33% to men. The largest share of these graduates were White (67%).

Best Value Physical Fitness Technician Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia — #3
Best Value Physical Fitness Technician Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region — #6
Best Value Physical Fitness Technician Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #22

References

More about our data sources and methodologies.