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

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

MSU Texas is located in Wichita Falls, Texas and has a total student population of 5,860. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 students received a bachelor's degree in parks and rec from MSU Texas.

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? MSU Texas offers distance education options for parks and rec at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

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

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The parks and 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master’s Degree Schools	19
Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	544

In 2021, 23 students received their master’s degree in parks and rec from MSU Texas. This makes it the #125 most popular school for parks and rec master’s degree candidates in the country.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at MSU Texas

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

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

For the most recent academic year available, 62% of parks and rec bachelor's degrees went to men and 38% went to women.

About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at MSU Texas are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	11
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

The parks and rec program at MSU Texas awarded 23 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 48% of these degrees went to men with the other 52% going to women.

Of the students who received a parks and rec master's degree from MSU Texas, 57% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the parks and rec master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 4% 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 and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

The following parks and 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

Related Majors

• Public Administration & Social Service
• Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

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 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
• Image Credit: By Michael Barera under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.