Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at Metropolitan State University of Denver

Every parks, recreation and leisure 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 and rec program at Metropolitan State University of Denver stacks up to those at other schools.

MSU Denver is located in Denver, Colorado and has a total student population of 19,086. In 2021, 14 parks and rec majors received their bachelor's degree from MSU Denver.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies section at the bottom of this page.

MSU Denver Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

MSU Denver Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The parks and rec major at MSU Denver is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Parks, Recreation & Leisure 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
	9
Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	47
Most Popular Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools	53

How Much Do Parks & Rec Graduates from MSU Denver Make?

The median salary of parks and rec students who receive their bachelor's degree at MSU Denver is $37,024. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 17% higher than the national average of $31,674 for all parks and rec bachelor's degree recipients.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at MSU Denver

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

MSU Denver Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 14 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies from MSU Denver in 2020-2021, 21% were men and 79% were women.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at MSU Denver 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 Metropolitan State University of Denver with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

MSU Denver also has a doctoral program available in parks and rec. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Health & Physical Education

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 CO, the home state for Metropolitan State University of Denver.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors	160	$56,710

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 Jeffrey Beall under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.