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Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at University of Mississippi

26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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 University of Mississippi stacks up to those at other schools.

Ole Miss is located in University, Mississippi and has a total student population of 21,014.

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.

Ole Miss Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec
Master’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Online Classes Are Available at Ole Miss

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? Ole Miss offers distance education options for parks & rec at the following degree levels:

Ole Miss Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The parks & rec major at Ole Miss 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.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in parks & rec, making the school the #39 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Ole Miss

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

Ole Miss Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Program

51% Women

26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 49% of parks & rec bachelor's degrees went to men and 51% went to women.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks & rec at Ole Miss 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 University of Mississippi with a bachelor's in parks & rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	29
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	105
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Ole Miss Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Master’s Program

54% Women

23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 46% of parks & rec master's degrees went to men and 54% went to women.

Of the students who received a parks & rec master's degree from Ole Miss, 69% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Mississippi with a master's in parks & rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 University of Mississippi. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	199
Recreation Administration	33

Public Administration & Social Service

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 MS, the home state for University of Mississippi.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
General and Operations Managers	23,850	$77,800
Coaches and Scouts	1,370	$51,120
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	1,250	$32,090
Managers	1,230	$82,230
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	990	$37,890

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
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