Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at University of New England

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

UNE is located in Biddeford, Maine and approximately 7,208 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 57 students received a bachelor's degree in parks and rec from UNE.

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.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

UNE Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks parks and rec programs across the country. The following shows how UNE performed in these rankings.

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 UNE 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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Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	252
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	385
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	469
Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	526

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at UNE

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

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 57 parks and rec majors earned their bachelor's degree from UNE. Of these graduates, 63% were men and 37% were women.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at UNE 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 New England with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	49
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UNE 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of New England. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	57

Related Majors

• Public Administration & Social Service

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 New England.

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
• Image Credit: By Dcrjsr under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.