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Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at Pittsburg State University

Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at Pittsburg State University

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

Pitt State is located in Pittsburg, Kansas and approximately 6,398 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 Studies section at the bottom of this page.

Pitt State Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Parks & Rec (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Pitt State Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Rankings

The parks & rec major at Pitt 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.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Pitt State

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

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

36% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 64% of parks & rec bachelor's degrees went to men and 36% went to women. The typical parks & rec bachelor's degree program is made up of only 45% men. So male students are more repesented at Pitt State since its program graduates 18% more men than average.

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About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks & rec at Pitt 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 Pittsburg State University with a bachelor's in parks & rec.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 18
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 15

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 KS, the home state for Pittsburg State University.

Occupation Jobs in KS Average Salary in KS
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors 60 $67,910

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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