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Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at Pittsburg State University

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

Pitt State is located in Pittsburg, Kansas and approximately 6,398 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,079 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Pittsburg State University in 2021, 15 of them were parks, recreation and leisure studies majors.

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

Online Classes Are Available at Pitt State

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Pitt State offers distance education options for parks and rec at the following degree levels:

Pitt State Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the parks and rec progam at Pitt State 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 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Online Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Basic Certificate Schools 2
Most Focused Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Basic Certificate Schools 5
Most Popular Online Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools 6
Best Value Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools 9
Best Value Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 15
Most Focused Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 41

How Much Do Parks & Rec Graduates from Pitt State Make?

The median salary of parks and rec students who receive their bachelor's degree at Pitt State is $35,322. This is 12% higher than $31,674, which is the national average for all parks and rec bachelor's degree recipients.

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Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Pitt State

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

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

53% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 15 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in parks and rec from Pitt State in 2021, 47% were men and 53% were women. The typical parks and rec bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at Pitt State since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

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About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and 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 and rec.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 12
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Pitt 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 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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