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

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

The Mount is located in Emmitsburg, Maryland and has a total student population of 2,560. In 2021, 17 parks and rec majors received their bachelor's degree from The Mount.

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? The Mount offers distance education options for parks and rec at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

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

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

Ranking Type	Rank
	82
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	123
Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	163
Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	422
Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	621

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in parks and rec from The Mount. This makes it the #254 most popular school for parks and rec master’s degree candidates in the country.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at The Mount

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

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

Of the 17 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in parks and rec from The Mount in 2021, 82% were men and 18% were women.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and 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 and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students earned a master's degree in parks and rec from The Mount. About 40% of these graduates were women and the other 60% were men.

Of the students who received a parks and rec master's degree from The Mount, 60% 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 and rec.

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

The Mount 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 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

Related Majors

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 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

More about our data sources and methodologies.