Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Mississippi College

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

MC is located in Clinton, Mississippi and approximately 4,667 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 47 students received a bachelor's degree in parks and rec from MC.

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.

MC Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

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

MC Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the parks and rec progam at MC 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 MC 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	54
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master’s Degree Schools	140
Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master’s Degree Schools	199
	214
Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	291
Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	296
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	440

In 2021, 14 students received their master’s degree in parks and rec from MC. This makes it the #199 most popular school for parks and rec master’s degree candidates in the country.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at MC

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

MC Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 51% of parks and rec bachelor's degrees went to men and 49% went to women.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at MC 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 Mississippi College with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	28
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

MC Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Master’s Program

The parks and rec program at MC awarded 14 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 50% of these degrees went to men with the other 50% going to women.

In the parks and rec master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 11% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

MC 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

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 Mississippi College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	61

Related Majors

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

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 MS, the home state for Mississippi College.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
General and Operations Managers	23,850	$77,800
Coaches and Scouts	1,370	$51,120
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	1,250	$32,090
Managers	1,230	$82,230
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	990	$37,890

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 Robby Followell under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.