Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at University of Mary

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

UMary is located in Bismarck, North Dakota and has a total student population of 3,799. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 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.

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

• Master’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Online Classes Are Available at UMary

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UMary offers distance education options for parks and rec at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

UMary Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at UMary

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

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 parks and rec majors earned their master's degree from UMary. Of these graduates, 63% were men and 37% were women.

Of the students who received a parks and rec master's degree from UMary, 63% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

The following parks and rec concentations are available at University of Mary. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Mary. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	19

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 ND, the home state for University of Mary.

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 Jte288~commonswiki under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.