Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Southeastern Oklahoma State University

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

Southeastern Oklahoma State University is located in Durant, Oklahoma and has a total student population of 5,607. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 159 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.

Southeastern Oklahoma State University Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Online Classes Are Available at Southeastern Oklahoma State University

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? Southeastern Oklahoma State University offers distance education options for parks and rec at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Southeastern Oklahoma State University Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Southeastern Oklahoma State University

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

Southeastern Oklahoma State University Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Master’s Program

Of the 159 students who earned a master's degree in Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies from Southeastern Oklahoma State University in 2020-2021, 73% were men and 27% were women.

Of the students who received a parks and rec master's degree from Southeastern Oklahoma State University, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the parks and rec master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	23
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	107
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	19

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 Southeastern Oklahoma State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	159

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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 Southeastern Oklahoma State University.

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 Urbanative under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.