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

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

Clemson is located in Clemson, South Carolina and has a total student population of 26,406. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 91 students received their master's degree in parks and rec.

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.

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

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

Online Classes Are Available at Clemson

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Clemson does offer online courses in parks and rec for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Clemson Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in parks and rec, making the school the #20 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Clemson

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

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

Of the 91 students who earned a master's degree in Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies from Clemson in 2020-2021, 48% were men and 52% were women.

Of the students who received a parks and rec master's degree from Clemson, 77% 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 Clemson University with a master's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	70
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Clemson University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	53
Recreation Administration	45

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 Clemson 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 hager.angie under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.