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

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

Alcorn State is located in Alcorn State, Mississippi and approximately 3,230 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 18 parks and rec majors received their bachelor's degree from Alcorn State.

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.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

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

The following rankings from College Factual show how the parks and rec progam at Alcorn State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The parks and rec major at Alcorn State 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	523

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Alcorn State

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

Alcorn State Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Program

The parks and rec program at Alcorn State awarded 18 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 44% of these degrees went to men with the other 56% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 50% more racial-ethnic minorities in its parks and rec bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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

Alcorn State 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Alcorn State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	12
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies	6

Related Majors

• Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
• Public Administration & Social Service
• Military Technologies & Applied Sciences

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 MS, the home state for Alcorn State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
General and Operations Managers	23,850	$77,800
Coaches and Scouts	1,370	$51,120
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	1,250	$32,090
Managers	1,230	$82,230
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	990	$37,890

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 Jack E. Boucher under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.