Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at University of Mount Olive

If you are interested in studying parks, recreation, leisure, & fitness studies, you may want to check out the program at University of Mount Olive. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UMO is located in Mount Olive, North Carolina and has a total student population of 2,536.

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.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

UMO Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The parks & rec major at UMO 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 UMO

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

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

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of parks & rec bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% 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 University of Mount Olive with a bachelor's in parks & rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	15
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 University of Mount Olive. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	21
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies	9

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 University of Mount Olive.

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 Mount Olive College under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.