Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at University of Nebraska at Omaha

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

UNOMAHA is located in Omaha, Nebraska and approximately 15,892 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,567 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Nebraska at Omaha in 2021, 3 of them were parks, recreation and leisure studies majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies section at the bottom of this page.

UNOMAHA Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

UNOMAHA Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The parks and rec major at UNOMAHA is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Parks, Recreation & Leisure 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 Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools	14
Best Value Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools	16

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at UNOMAHA

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

UNOMAHA Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 3 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in parks and rec from UNOMAHA in 2021, 67% were men and 33% were women. The typical parks and rec bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at UNOMAHA since its program graduates 23% more men than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at UNOMAHA 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 Nebraska at Omaha with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

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

UNOMAHA also has a doctoral program available in parks and rec. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Health & Physical Education

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 NE, the home state for University of Nebraska at Omaha.

Occupation	Jobs in NE	Average Salary in NE
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors	90	$59,350

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 Beatmastermatt under License

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