Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus

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

Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is located in Magnolia, Arkansas and has a total student population of 4,432. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 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.

Southern Arkansas University Main Campus Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Online Classes Are Available at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Southern Arkansas University Main Campus does offer online courses in parks and rec for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Southern Arkansas University Main Campus Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the parks and rec majors at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus.

Southern Arkansas University Main Campus Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of parks and rec master's degrees went to men and 29% went to women.

Of the students who received a parks and rec master's degree from Southern Arkansas University Main Campus, 53% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the parks and rec master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 47% of degree recipients. That is 18% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	17

Related Majors

• Public Administration & Social Service

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 AR, the home state for Southern Arkansas University Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in AR	Average Salary in AR
General and Operations Managers	20,440	$87,650
Managers	3,360	$86,410
Coaches and Scouts	1,410	$47,560
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	1,270	$43,010
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	1,260	$38,820

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.