Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at MSU Texas

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

MSU Texas is located in Wichita Falls, Texas and approximately 5,860 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 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.

MSU Texas Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Online Classes Are Available at MSU Texas

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

MSU Texas does offer online education options in parks and rec for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

MSU Texas Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at MSU Texas

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

MSU Texas Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Master’s Program

Of the 23 parks and rec students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from MSU Texas, about 48% were men and 52% were women.

Of the students who received a parks and rec master's degree from MSU Texas, 57% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the parks and rec master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 14% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 MSU Texas. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	23

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 TX, the home state for MSU Texas.

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
• Image Credit: By Michael Barera under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.