Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at University of North Dakota

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 North Dakota stacks up to those at other schools.

UND is located in Grand Forks, North Dakota and has a total student population of 13,615. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 29 students received a bachelor's degree in parks and rec from UND.

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.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

UND Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the parks and rec progam at UND 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 UND 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
Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	425

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in parks and rec from UND. This is the #363 most popular school for parks and rec master’s degree candidates in the country.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at UND

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

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

For the most recent academic year available, 48% of parks and rec bachelor's degrees went to men and 52% went to women.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at UND 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 North Dakota with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	24
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UND 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

The following parks and rec concentations are available at University of North Dakota. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of North Dakota. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	29

Related Majors

• Legal Professions
• 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 ND, the home state for University of North Dakota.

Occupation	Jobs in ND	Average Salary in ND
General and Operations Managers	7,550	$103,100
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	1,750	$31,730
Managers	1,130	$109,820
Coaches and Scouts	1,040	$32,230
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	280	$64,940

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 MatthewUND under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.