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Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at University of Maryland Eastern Shore

What traits are you looking for in a parks and rec school? To help you decide if University of Maryland Eastern Shore is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's parks and rec program.

UMES is located in Princess Anne, Maryland and approximately 2,646 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 32 students received a bachelor's degree in parks and rec from UMES.

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.

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

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

UMES Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the parks and rec progam at UMES 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 UMES 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
Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools 204
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools 223
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Parks & Rec Student Demographics at UMES

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the parks and rec majors at University of Maryland Eastern Shore.

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

59% Women
88% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The parks and rec program at UMES awarded 32 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 41% of these degrees went to men with the other 59% going to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 48% more racial-ethnic minorities in its parks and rec bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Maryland Eastern Shore with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 25
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 3
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

UMES 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 University of Maryland Eastern Shore. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education 32

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 University of Maryland Eastern Shore.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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