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Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at Missouri State University - Springfield

We've gathered data and other essential information about the program, such as the ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more. We've also included details on how Missouri State ranks compared to other colleges offering a major in parks & rec.

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Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Degrees Available at Missouri State

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Missouri State Parks & Rec Rankings

The bachelor's program at Missouri State was ranked #43 on College Factual's Best Schools for parks & rec list. It is also ranked #4 in Missouri.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies	26
Best Value Colleges for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies	28
Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	41
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies (Income Over $110k)	43
Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools	43
Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans	44
Best Value Colleges for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies (Income Over $110k)	45
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies (Income $75-$110k)	45
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies (Income $48-$75k)	45
Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Colleges for Veterans	46
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies (Income $30-$48k)	46
Best Value Colleges for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies (Income $75-$110k)	47
Best Value Colleges for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies (Income $48-$75k)	47
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies (With Aid)	47
Best Value Colleges for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies (Income $30-$48k)	48
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies (Income $0-$30k)	48
Best Value Colleges for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies (With Aid)	49
Best Value Colleges for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies (Income $0-$30k)	50
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Graduates	51
Highest Paid Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Graduates	52

During the 2020-2021 academic year, Missouri State University - Springfield handed out 13 bachelor's degrees in parks, recreation & leisure studies. This is a decrease of 57% over the previous year when 30 degrees were handed out.

Missouri State Parks & Rec Students

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the parks & rec majors at Missouri State University - Springfield.

Missouri State Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of parks & rec bachelor's degrees went to men and 62% went to women.

The majority of the students with this major are white. About 62% of 2021 graduates were in this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Missouri State University - Springfield with a bachelor's in parks & rec.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	8
Non-Resident Aliens	0
Other Races	1

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.