Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Belmont Abbey College

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

BAC is located in Belmont, North Carolina and approximately 1,467 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 39 parks and rec majors received their bachelor's degree from BAC.

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.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

BAC Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the parks and rec progam at BAC compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The parks and rec major at BAC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	37
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	59
Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	292
Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	335
Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	446
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	494
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	508
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Parks & Rec Student Demographics at BAC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the parks and rec majors at Belmont Abbey College.

BAC Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Program

The parks and rec program at BAC awarded 39 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 72% of these degrees went to men with the other 28% going to women.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at BAC are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Belmont Abbey College with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	23
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

BAC also has a doctoral program available in parks and rec. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

If you plan to be a parks and rec major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Belmont Abbey College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	35
Recreation Administration	4

Related Majors

• Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

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 NC, the home state for Belmont Abbey College.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
General and Operations Managers	54,330	$131,600
Managers	11,990	$121,500
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	9,690	$37,020
Coaches and Scouts	6,340	$46,420
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	2,780	$53,210

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 Upstateherd under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.