Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Howard Payne University

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

Howard Payne is located in Brownwood, Texas and approximately 1,060 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 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.

Howard Payne Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Online Classes Are Available at Howard Payne

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, Howard Payne does offer online courses in parks and rec for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Howard Payne Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Howard Payne

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

Howard Payne Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of parks and rec master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

Of the students who received a parks and rec master's degree from Howard Payne, 75% 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 Howard Payne University with a master's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	4

Related Majors

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 TX, the home state for Howard Payne University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
General and Operations Managers	195,730	$125,870
Managers	20,710	$122,130
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	19,450	$38,650
Coaches and Scouts	13,270	$51,800
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	6,120	$47,900

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.