Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at University of Maine at Presque Isle

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

UMPI is located in Presque Isle, Maine and has a total student population of 1,467. Of the 183 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Maine at Presque Isle in 2021, 7 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.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

UMPI Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the parks and rec progam at UMPI 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 UMPI 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	422
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	507
Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	813
Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	1,061

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at UMPI

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the parks and rec majors at University of Maine at Presque Isle.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in parks and rec from UMPI. About 71% were men and 29% were women.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at UMPI 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 Maine at Presque Isle with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

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

UMPI 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

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Maine at Presque Isle. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	7

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 ME, the home state for University of Maine at Presque Isle.

Occupation	Jobs in ME	Average Salary in ME
General and Operations Managers	12,510	$98,100
Coaches and Scouts	1,810	$27,900
Managers	1,380	$96,570
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	1,040	$49,640
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	490	$47,340

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.