The Parks & Rec Major at Arkansas State University - Main Campus

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Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Arkansas State University - Main Campus

22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every parks, recreation, leisure, & fitness studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the parks & rec program at Arkansas State University - Main Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

A-State is located in Jonesboro, Arkansas and approximately 13,106 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.

A-State Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at A-State

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? A-State offers distance education options for parks & rec at the following degree levels:

Bachelor’s Degree
Master’s Degree

A-State Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The parks & rec major at A-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.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at A-State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the parks & rec majors at Arkansas State University - Main Campus.

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

56% Women

22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of parks & rec bachelor's degrees went to men and 56% went to women.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks & rec at A-State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	59
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

34% Women

26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 66% of parks & rec master's degrees went to men and 34% went to women.

Of the students who received a parks & rec master's degree from A-State, 71% 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 Arkansas State University - Main Campus with a master's in parks & rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	27
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	110
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Arkansas State University - Main Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	276

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 AR, the home state for Arkansas State University - Main Campus.

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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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