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Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at University of Missouri - Columbia

Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at University of Missouri - Columbia

Every parks, recreation & leisure 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 Missouri - Columbia stacks up to those at other schools.

Mizzou is located in Columbia, Missouri and approximately 31,089 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.

Mizzou Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Mizzou Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Rankings

The parks & rec major at Mizzou 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 Mizzou

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

Mizzou Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor’s Program

19% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 81% of parks & rec bachelor's degrees went to men and 19% 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 Mizzou since its program graduates 35% more men than average.

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About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks & rec at Mizzou 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 Missouri - Columbia with a bachelor's in parks & rec.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 10
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 73
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies

Parks, Recreation & Leisure 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 Missouri - Columbia. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 116

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 MO, the home state for University of Missouri - Columbia.

Occupation Jobs in MO Average Salary in MO
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors 200 $92,410

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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