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

If you are interested in studying parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies, you may want to check out the program at Winthrop University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Winthrop is located in Rock Hill, South Carolina and approximately 5,576 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 82 students received a bachelor's degree in parks and rec from Winthrop.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the parks and rec progam at Winthrop compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The parks and 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master’s Degree Schools	137
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	190
Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master’s Degree Schools	269
	421

In 2021, 14 students received their master’s degree in parks and rec from Winthrop. This makes it the #199 most popular school for parks and rec master’s degree candidates in the country.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Winthrop

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

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

Of the 82 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies from Winthrop in 2020-2021, 38% were men and 62% were women.

About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at Winthrop are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% more racial-ethnic minorities in its parks and rec bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	31
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	43
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of parks and rec master's degrees went to men and 57% went to women.

Of the students who received a parks and rec master's degree from Winthrop, 57% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the parks and rec master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 4% 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 and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Winthrop also has a doctoral program available in parks and rec. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

If you plan to be a parks and 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 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 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 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.