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Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at University of Arkansas at Monticello

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

UAM is located in Monticello, Arkansas and approximately 2,645 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 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.

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

  • Master’s Degree in Parks & Rec

UAM Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at UAM

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

UAM Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Master’s Program

33% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 9 students who graduated with a master’s in parks and rec from UAM in 2021, 67% were men and 33% were women.

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Of the students who received a parks and rec master's degree from UAM, 56% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the parks and rec master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 5
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Arkansas at Monticello. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education 9

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 AR, the home state for University of Arkansas at Monticello.

Occupation Jobs in AR Average Salary in AR
General and Operations Managers 20,440 $87,650
Managers 3,360 $86,410
Coaches and Scouts 1,410 $47,560
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors 1,270 $43,010
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors 1,260 $38,820

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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