Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Mount St Mary’s University

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

The Mount is located in Emmitsburg, Maryland and has a total student population of 2,560. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students received their master's degree in parks and rec.

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.

The Mount Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Online Classes Are Available at The Mount

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

For those who are interested in distance learning, The Mount does offer online courses in parks and rec for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

The Mount Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at The Mount

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the parks and rec majors at Mount St Mary’s University.

The Mount Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Master’s Program

Of the 10 students who earned a master's degree in Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies from The Mount in 2020-2021, 60% were men and 40% were women.

Of the students who received a parks and rec master's degree from The Mount, 60% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the parks and rec master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 11% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Mount St Mary's University with a master's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	10

Related Majors

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 MD, the home state for Mount St Mary's University.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
General and Operations Managers	48,180	$137,700
Managers	14,450	$122,050
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	7,560	$46,270
Coaches and Scouts	3,880	$43,790
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	3,070	$50,030

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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.