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

If you are interested in studying parks, recreation, leisure, and 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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 students received a bachelor's degree in parks and rec from UMO.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the parks and rec progam at UMO 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	365
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	445
Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	489
	508
	519
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	548

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at UMO

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

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

Of the 30 parks and rec students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UMO, about 50% were men and 50% were women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at UMO 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 University of Mount Olive with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	20
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UMO 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 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
• 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 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.