Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

If you are interested in studying parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies, you may want to check out the program at New Mexico State University - Main Campus. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

NMSU Main Campus is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and approximately 14,227 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,425 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from New Mexico State University - Main Campus in 2021, 81 of them were parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies majors.

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.

NMSU Main Campus Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

NMSU Main Campus Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the parks and rec progam at NMSU Main Campus 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 NMSU Main Campus 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
Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Doctor’s Degree Schools	59
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	545

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at NMSU Main Campus

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the parks and rec majors at New Mexico State University - Main Campus.

NMSU Main Campus Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 81 students earned a bachelor's degree in parks and rec from NMSU Main Campus. About 63% of these graduates were women and the other 37% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 37% 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 New Mexico State University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	57
White	16
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

NMSU Main Campus 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

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at New Mexico State University - Main Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	81

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 NM, the home state for New Mexico State University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in NM	Average Salary in NM
General and Operations Managers	13,880	$101,720
Managers	2,850	$96,490
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	1,350	$39,010
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	690	$45,820

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 AllenS under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.