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

If you plan to study parks, recreation and leisure studies, take a look at what University of North Carolina at Greensboro has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UNC Greensboro is located in Greensboro, North Carolina and approximately 19,764 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 64 parks and rec majors received their bachelor's degree from UNC Greensboro.

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.

UNC Greensboro Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

UNC Greensboro Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Rankings

The parks and rec major at UNC Greensboro 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.

Earnings of UNC Greensboro Parks & Rec Graduates

The median salary of parks and rec students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNC Greensboro is $24,215. This is less than $31,674, which is the national average of all parks and rec majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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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 Studies Bachelor’s Program

83% Women
42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The parks and rec program at UNC Greensboro awarded 64 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 17% of these degrees went to men with the other 83% going to women.

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About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at UNC Greensboro are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 18
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 37
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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

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
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors 1,040 $62,790

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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