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Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Mount Marty University

Every parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the parks and rec program at Mount Marty University stacks up to those at other schools.

Mount Marty is located in Yankton, South Dakota and approximately 1,167 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 students received a bachelor's degree in parks and rec from Mount Marty.

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.

Mount Marty Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Mount Marty Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The parks and rec major at Mount Marty 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 Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools 604

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Mount Marty

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

Mount Marty Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Program

28% Women
11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The parks and rec program at Mount Marty awarded 18 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 72% of these degrees went to men with the other 28% going to women.

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About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at Mount Marty are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 15
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Mount Marty 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

The following parks and rec concentations are available at Mount Marty University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Mount Marty University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education 14
Recreation Administration 4

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 SD, the home state for Mount Marty University.

Occupation Jobs in SD Average Salary in SD
General and Operations Managers 3,670 $125,490
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors 1,150 $31,790
Coaches and Scouts 770 $34,370
Managers 370 $99,030
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors 170 $50,870

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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