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

What traits are you looking for in a parks and rec school? To help you decide if Grambling State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's parks and rec program.

GSU is located in Grambling, Louisiana and has a total student population of 5,438. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 32 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.

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

• Master’s Degree in Parks & Rec

GSU Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at GSU

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

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

Of the 32 parks and rec students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from GSU, about 56% were men and 44% were women.

In the parks and rec master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 94% of degree recipients. That is 64% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	30
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	32

Related Majors

• Public Administration & Social Service
• Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

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 LA, the home state for Grambling State University.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
General and Operations Managers	27,790	$115,060
Managers	9,790	$87,080
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	2,420	$32,620
Coaches and Scouts	1,560	$55,210
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	940	$42,560

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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.