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

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

Michigan State is located in East Lansing, Michigan and has a total student population of 49,695. Of the 9,450 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Michigan State University in 2021, 411 of them were parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies majors.

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
  • Doctorate Degree in Parks & Rec

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

The parks and 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.

In 2021, 19 students received their master’s degree in parks and rec from Michigan State. This makes it the #155 most popular school for parks and rec master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 12 students who received their doctoral degrees in parks and 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 and rec majors at Michigan State University.

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

71% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The parks and rec program at Michigan State awarded 411 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 29% of these degrees went to men with the other 71% going to women.

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About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and 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 and rec.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 13
Black or African American 26
Hispanic or Latino 21
White 329
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 16

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

53% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 47% of parks and rec master's degrees went to men and 53% went to women.

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Of the students who received a parks and rec master's degree from Michigan State, 68% 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 and rec.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 13
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Michigan State also has a doctoral program available in parks and rec. In 2021, 12 students 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 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

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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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