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

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

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 New Mexico State University - Main Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

NMSU Main Campus is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and approximately 14,227 students attend the school each year.

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 parks & 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.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at NMSU Main Campus

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

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

61% Women
69% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 39% of parks & rec bachelor's degrees went to men and 61% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 29% 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 New Mexico State University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in parks & rec.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 43
White 18
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

If you plan to be a parks & rec major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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

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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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