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Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Mount St Mary’s University

35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every parks, recreation, leisure, & 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 & rec program at Mount St Mary's University stacks up to those at other schools.

The Mount is located in Emmitsburg, Maryland and has a total student population of 2,560.

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.

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

Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec
Master’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Online Classes Are Available at The Mount

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

The Mount does offer online education options in parks & rec for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

Master’s Degree

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

The parks & rec major at The Mount 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 The Mount

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

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

24% Women

35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 76% of parks & rec bachelor's degrees went to men and 24% went to women.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks & rec at The Mount 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 St Mary's University with a bachelor's in parks & rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	10
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

The Mount Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Master’s Program

54% Women

23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 46% of parks & rec master's degrees went to men and 54% went to women.

Of the students who received a parks & rec master's degree from The Mount, 77% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

If you plan to be a parks & rec major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Mount St Mary's University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	27

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 MD, the home state for Mount St Mary's University.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
General and Operations Managers	48,180	$137,700
Managers	14,450	$122,050
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	7,560	$46,270
Coaches and Scouts	3,880	$43,790
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	3,070	$50,030

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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

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