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

28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Mississippi State is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi and has a total student population of 22,986.

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.

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

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

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

The parks & rec major at Mississippi 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 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in parks & rec, making the school the #31 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Mississippi State

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

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

55% Women

28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

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

About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks & rec at Mississippi 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 Mississippi State University with a bachelor's in parks & rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	60
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	193
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

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

40% Women

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of parks & rec master's degrees went to men and 40% went to women.

Of the students who received a parks & rec master's degree from Mississippi State, 55% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	310

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 MS, the home state for Mississippi State University.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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