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

18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying parks, recreation, leisure, & fitness studies, you may want to check out the program at Michigan State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Michigan State is located in East Lansing, Michigan and has a total student population of 49,695.

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.

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

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

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

The parks & rec major at Michigan 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.

There were 12 students who received their doctoral degrees in parks & rec, making the school the #7 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Michigan State

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

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

69% Women

18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of parks & rec bachelor's degrees went to men and 69% went to women.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks & rec at Michigan 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 Michigan State University with a bachelor's in parks & rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	16
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	250
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

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

38% Women

38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of parks & rec master's degrees went to men and 38% went to women.

Of the students who received a parks & rec master's degree from Michigan State, 63% 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 Michigan State University with a master's in parks & rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

The following parks & rec concentations are available at Michigan State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Michigan State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	419
Recreation Administration	23

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 MI, the home state for Michigan State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
General and Operations Managers	58,140	$122,160
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	7,030	$37,690
Managers	6,370	$98,780
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	3,770	$47,880
Athletic Trainers	1,010	$51,230

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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