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Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Mississippi University for Women

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Mississippi University for Women

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

MUW is located in Columbus, Mississippi and has a total student population of 2,704.

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.

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

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

MUW Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The parks & rec major at MUW 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 MUW

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

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

64% Women
56% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 36% of parks & rec bachelor's degrees went to men and 64% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% 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 Mississippi University for Women with a bachelor's in parks & rec.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 13
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 11
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Mississippi University for Women. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education 25

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 University for Women.

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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