Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University

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

Florida A&M University is located in Tallahassee, Florida and has a total student population of 9,184. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 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.

Florida A&M University Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Florida A&M University Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Florida A&M University

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

Florida A&M University Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 58% of parks and rec master's degrees went to men and 42% went to women.

In the parks and rec master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 71% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

The following parks and rec concentations are available at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	12

Related Majors

• Public Administration & Social Service
• Legal Professions

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 FL, the home state for Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
General and Operations Managers	123,800	$112,600
Managers	23,160	$99,240
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	16,120	$40,790
Coaches and Scouts	10,220	$45,710
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	8,870	$48,010

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 Porkn305 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.