Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Winthrop University

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

Winthrop is located in Rock Hill, South Carolina and has a total student population of 5,576. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 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.

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

• Master’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Winthrop Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Winthrop

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

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 parks and rec majors earned their master's degree from Winthrop. Of these graduates, 43% were men and 57% were women.

Of the students who received a parks and rec master's degree from Winthrop, 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 13% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	14

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 SC, the home state for Winthrop University.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
General and Operations Managers	32,520	$101,400
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	3,430	$34,170
Coaches and Scouts	3,390	$50,250
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	1,860	$48,140
Managers	1,760	$100,890

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 Bill Fitzpatrick under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.