Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Southern Methodist University

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

SMU is located in Dallas, Texas and approximately 12,373 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 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.

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

• Master’s Degree in Parks & Rec

SMU Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at SMU

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

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

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 students earned a master's degree in parks and rec from SMU. About 38% of these graduates were women and the other 62% were men.

Of the students who received a parks and rec master's degree from SMU, 71% 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 Southern Methodist University with a master's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	15
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	21

Related Majors

• Legal Professions

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 Southern Methodist 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
• Image Credit: By Jeffrey Beall under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.