Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at Ohio University - Athens Campus

If you are interested in studying parks, recreation and leisure studies, you may want to check out the program at Ohio University - Athens Campus. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

OHIO Athens is located in Athens, Ohio and approximately 25,714 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 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 Studies section at the bottom of this page.

OHIO Athens Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Parks & Rec

OHIO Athens Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Rankings

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at OHIO Athens

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

OHIO Athens Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Master’s Program

Of the 7 parks and rec students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from OHIO Athens, about 57% were men and 43% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in parks and rec each year. OHIO Athens does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 17% more men than average.

Of the students who received a parks and rec master's degree from OHIO Athens, 71% 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 29% of degree recipients. That is 8% better than the national average.*

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

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

Related Majors

• Health & Physical Education

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 OH, the home state for Ohio University - Athens Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH

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 Robert Chriss under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.