Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Southern Nazarene University

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

SNU is located in Bethany, Oklahoma and approximately 2,208 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 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.

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

• Master’s Degree in Parks & Rec

SNU Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at SNU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the parks and rec majors at Southern Nazarene University.

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

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 students earned a master's degree in parks and rec from SNU. About 33% of these graduates were women and the other 67% were men.

Of the students who received a parks and rec master's degree from SNU, 52% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the parks and rec master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 44% of degree recipients. That is 15% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	14
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

If you plan to be a parks and rec major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Southern Nazarene University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	27

Related Majors

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 Southern Nazarene 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 Moonraker0022 at English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.