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

Every parks, recreation, leisure, and 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 and rec program at University of New Orleans stacks up to those at other schools.

UNO is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and has a total student population of 8,375. In 2021, 37 parks and rec majors received their bachelor's degree from UNO.

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.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

UNO Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The parks and rec major at UNO 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 UNO

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

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

For the most recent academic year available, 62% of parks and rec bachelor's degrees went to men and 38% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% 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 New Orleans with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	15
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	37

Related Majors

• Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
• 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 LA, the home state for University of New Orleans.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
General and Operations Managers	27,790	$115,060
Managers	9,790	$87,080
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	2,420	$32,620
Coaches and Scouts	1,560	$55,210
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	940	$42,560

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 Infrogmation of New Orleans under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.