Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Winthrop University

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 Winthrop University stacks up to those at other schools.

Winthrop is located in Rock Hill, South Carolina and approximately 5,576 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, & Fitness Studies section at the bottom of this page.

Winthrop Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

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

Winthrop Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The parks & rec major at Winthrop 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 Winthrop

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

Winthrop Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Program

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

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks & rec at Winthrop are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	35
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Winthrop Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of parks & rec master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

In the parks & rec master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 83% of degree recipients. That is 43% better than the national average.*

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

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

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 Winthrop University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	96

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 SC, the home state for Winthrop University.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
General and Operations Managers	32,520	$101,400
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	3,430	$34,170
Coaches and Scouts	3,390	$50,250
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	1,860	$48,140
Managers	1,760	$100,890

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
• Image Credit: By Bill Fitzpatrick under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.