Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at University of North Carolina at Greensboro

If you are interested in studying parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies, you may want to check out the program at University of North Carolina at Greensboro. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UNC Greensboro is located in Greensboro, North Carolina and approximately 19,764 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 250 students received a bachelor's degree in parks and rec from UNC Greensboro.

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.

UNC Greensboro Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

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

UNC Greensboro Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks parks and rec programs across the country. The following shows how UNC Greensboro 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 UNC Greensboro 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
	429

In 2021, 41 students received their master’s degree in parks and rec from UNC Greensboro. This makes it the #54 most popular school for parks and rec master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 23 students who received their doctoral degrees in parks and rec, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at UNC Greensboro

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the parks and rec majors at University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

UNC Greensboro Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 250 parks and rec students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UNC Greensboro, about 30% were men and 70% were 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 North Carolina at Greensboro with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	91
Hispanic or Latino	22
White	106
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

UNC Greensboro Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 41 students earned a master's degree in parks and rec from UNC Greensboro. About 78% of these graduates were women and the other 22% were men.

Of the students who received a parks and rec master's degree from UNC Greensboro, 66% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	27
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UNC Greensboro also has a doctoral program available in parks and rec. In 2021, 23 students 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 North Carolina at Greensboro. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	232
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies	64
Recreation Administration	18

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 NC, the home state for University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
General and Operations Managers	54,330	$131,600
Managers	11,990	$121,500
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	9,690	$37,020
Coaches and Scouts	6,340	$46,420
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	2,780	$53,210

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 Willthacheerleader18 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.