Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Mars Hill University

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

Mars Hill is located in Mars Hill, North Carolina and has a total student population of 1,049.

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.

Mars Hill Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Mars Hill Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The parks & rec major at Mars Hill 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.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Mars Hill

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the parks & rec majors at Mars Hill University.

Mars Hill Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 86% of parks & rec bachelor's degrees went to men and 14% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities in its parks & rec bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Mars Hill University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies	9
Health & Physical Education	8

Related Majors

• Public Administration & Social Service

Careers That Parks & Rec Grads May Go Into

A degree in parks & 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 Mars Hill University.

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 Robert Cutts under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.