Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Plymouth 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 Plymouth State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Plymouth State is located in Plymouth, New Hampshire and has a total student population of 4,491. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 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.

Plymouth State Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Plymouth State Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Plymouth State

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

Plymouth State Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Master’s Program

Of the 22 students who earned a master's degree in Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies from Plymouth State in 2020-2021, 55% were men and 45% were women.

Of the students who received a parks and rec master's degree from Plymouth State, 95% 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 Plymouth State 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	21
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Plymouth State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	17
Outdoor Education	6

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 NH, the home state for Plymouth State University.

Occupation	Jobs in NH	Average Salary in NH
General and Operations Managers	12,860	$126,750
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	1,850	$41,130
Coaches and Scouts	1,120	$39,880
Managers	950	$123,580
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	800	$56,020

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 User:Magicipiano under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.