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Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at MSU Texas

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

MSU Texas is located in Wichita Falls, Texas and has a total student population of 5,860.

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.

MSU Texas Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at MSU Texas

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, MSU Texas does offer online courses in parks & rec for the following degree levels:

Master’s Degree

MSU Texas Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The parks & rec major at MSU Texas 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 MSU Texas

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the parks & rec majors at MSU Texas.

MSU Texas Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Program

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of parks & rec bachelor's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% more racial-ethnic minorities in its parks & rec bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

MSU Texas Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Master’s Program

45% Women

82% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 55% of parks & rec master's degrees went to men and 45% went to women.

In the parks & rec master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 82% of degree recipients. That is 42% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from MSU Texas with a master's in parks & rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	1
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

The following parks & rec concentations are available at MSU Texas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at MSU Texas. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	32
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies	12

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 TX, the home state for MSU Texas.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
General and Operations Managers	195,730	$125,870
Managers	20,710	$122,130
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	19,450	$38,650
Coaches and Scouts	13,270	$51,800
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	6,120	$47,900

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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