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

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

Texas State is located in San Marcos, Texas and approximately 37,812 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 56 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.

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

• Master’s Degree in Parks & Rec

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

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Texas State

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

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 56 students graduated with a master's degree in parks and rec from Texas State. About 43% were men and 57% were women.

In the parks and rec master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 13% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	27
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	46
Recreation Administration	10

Related Majors

• Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
• Legal Professions
• 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 TX, the home state for Texas State 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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.