Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

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

OSU is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma and approximately 24,535 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 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.

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

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

OSU Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

There were 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in parks and rec, making the school the #8 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at OSU

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

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

The parks and rec program at OSU awarded 15 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 47% of these degrees went to men with the other 53% going to women.

Of the students who received a parks and rec master's degree from OSU, 73% 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 Oklahoma State University - Main Campus with a master's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	19
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies	7
Recreation Administration	1

Related Majors

• Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

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 OK, the home state for Oklahoma State University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in OK	Average Salary in OK
General and Operations Managers	25,770	$104,860
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	2,620	$35,840
Coaches and Scouts	2,140	$42,360
Managers	1,780	$102,710
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	1,330	$44,790

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 DBinfo under License

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