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Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at Missouri State University - Springfield

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Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at Missouri State University - Springfield

What traits are you looking for in a parks and rec school? To help you decide if Missouri State University - Springfield is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's parks and rec program.

Missouri State is located in Springfield, Missouri and approximately 23,505 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students received a bachelor's degree in parks and rec from Missouri State.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies section at the bottom of this page.

Missouri State Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Missouri State Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Rankings

The parks and rec major at Missouri State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Parks, Recreation & Leisure 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.

Earnings of Missouri State Parks & Rec Graduates

The median salary of parks and rec students who receive their bachelor's degree at Missouri State is $27,761. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $31,674 for all parks and rec students.

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Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Missouri State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the parks and rec majors at Missouri State University - Springfield.

Missouri State Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor’s Program

62% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 13 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in parks and rec from Missouri State in 2021, 38% were men and 62% were women.

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About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at Missouri State are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities in its parks and rec bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Missouri State University - Springfield with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 8
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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

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 MO, the home state for Missouri State University - Springfield.

Occupation Jobs in MO Average Salary in MO
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors 200 $92,410

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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