Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Winona State University

If you plan to study parks, recreation, leisure, & fitness studies, take a look at what Winona State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Winona State is located in Winona, Minnesota and has a total student population of 7,106.

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.

Winona State Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Online Classes Are Available at Winona State

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Winona State does offer online education options in parks & rec for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

Winona State Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The parks & rec major at Winona State 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 Winona State

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

Winona State Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of parks & rec bachelor's degrees went to men and 69% went to women.

About 94% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks & rec at Winona 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 Winona State University with a bachelor's in parks & rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	76
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 Winona State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	65
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies	32

Related Majors

• 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 MN, the home state for Winona State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
General and Operations Managers	46,440	$112,120
Managers	9,350	$128,590
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	6,170	$44,340
Coaches and Scouts	4,500	$45,120
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	2,010	$54,630

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
• Image Credit: By Jonathunder under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.