Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at University of Mount Olive

Every parks, recreation and leisure 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 University of Mount Olive stacks up to those at other schools.

UMO is located in Mount Olive, North Carolina and has a total student population of 2,536. Of the 541 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Mount Olive in 2021, 9 of them were parks, recreation and leisure studies majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies section at the bottom of this page.

UMO Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

UMO Parks, Recreation & Leisure 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: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

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 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 Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	60
Most Popular Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools	71

How Much Do Parks & Rec Graduates from UMO Make?

The median salary of parks and rec students who receive their bachelor's degree at UMO is $28,363. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $31,674 for all parks and rec students.

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 Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 parks and rec majors earned their bachelor's degree from UMO. Of these graduates, 22% were men and 78% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	1
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.

Related Majors

• Health & Physical Education

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
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors	1,040	$62,790

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.