Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at University of Montevallo

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 University of Montevallo stacks up to those at other schools.

Montevallo is located in Montevallo, Alabama and has a total student population of 2,600.

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.

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

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

Montevallo Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The parks & rec major at Montevallo 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 Montevallo

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the parks & rec majors at University of Montevallo.

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

For the most recent academic year available, 34% of parks & rec bachelor's degrees went to men and 66% went to women.

About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks & rec at Montevallo 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 Montevallo with a bachelor's in parks & rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	28
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Montevallo Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of parks & rec master's degrees went to men and 38% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 University of Montevallo. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	42

Related Majors

• Public Administration & Social Service

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 AL, the home state for University of Montevallo.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
General and Operations Managers	28,600	$118,440
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	2,800	$34,660
Coaches and Scouts	2,420	$44,030
Managers	2,110	$106,680
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	1,710	$43,060

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 carmichaellibrary under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.