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

Every parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the parks and rec program at McNeese State University stacks up to those at other schools.

McNeese is located in Lake Charles, Louisiana and has a total student population of 7,284. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 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.

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

• Master’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Online Classes Are Available at McNeese

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

• Master’s Degree

McNeese Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at McNeese

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

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

The parks and rec program at McNeese awarded 24 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 21% of these degrees went to men with the other 79% going to women.

Of the students who received a parks and rec master's degree from McNeese, 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 McNeese State University with a master's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	18
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

The following parks and rec concentations are available at McNeese State University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at McNeese State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	24

Related Majors

• 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 McNeese 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 Gkarg under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.