Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Robert Morris University

If you plan to study parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies, take a look at what Robert Morris University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

RMU is located in Moon Township, Pennsylvania and approximately 4,134 students attend the school each year. Of the 857 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Robert Morris University in 2021, 36 of them were parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies majors.

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.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

RMU Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the parks and rec progam at RMU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The parks and rec major at RMU 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
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	57
Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	232
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	535
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	628

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at RMU

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

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 36 parks and rec majors earned their bachelor's degree from RMU. Of these graduates, 92% were men and 8% were women.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at RMU 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 Robert Morris University with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	28
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

RMU 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

The following parks and rec concentations are available at Robert Morris University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Robert Morris University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	36

Related Majors

• 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 PA, the home state for Robert Morris University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
General and Operations Managers	80,160	$133,480
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	12,450	$35,420
Managers	11,060	$126,290
Coaches and Scouts	7,200	$41,820
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	2,780	$52,200

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 Beyond My Ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.