Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Ohio Dominican University

What traits are you looking for in a parks & rec school? To help you decide if Ohio Dominican University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's parks & rec program.

ODU is located in Columbus, Ohio and approximately 1,415 students attend the school each year.

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.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec
• Master’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Online Classes Are Available at ODU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

• Master’s Degree

ODU Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at ODU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the parks & rec majors at Ohio Dominican University.

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

For the most recent academic year available, 86% of parks & rec master's degrees went to men and 14% went to women.

Of the students who received a parks & rec master's degree from ODU, 71% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	6

Related Majors

Careers That Parks & Rec Grads May Go Into

A degree in parks & 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 OH, the home state for Ohio Dominican University.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
General and Operations Managers	58,980	$118,470
Managers	14,410	$107,320
Coaches and Scouts	12,360	$40,110
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	9,290	$32,960
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	3,660	$47,750

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 Nheyob under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.