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

If you plan to study parks, recreation and leisure 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 has a total student population of 24,535. 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.

OSU Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Parks & Rec

OSU Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Rankings

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 Studies Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students graduated with a master's degree in parks and rec from OSU. About 43% were men and 57% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in parks and rec each year. OSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a parks and rec master's degree from OSU, 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 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	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

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

Occupation	Jobs in OK	Average Salary in OK
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors	140	$46,930

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.