Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at University of Central Oklahoma

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

UCO is located in Edmond, Oklahoma and has a total student population of 14,132. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 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.

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

• Master’s Degree in Parks & Rec

UCO Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at UCO

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

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

The parks and rec program at UCO awarded 3 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 33% of these degrees went to men with the other 67% going to women.

Of the students who received a parks and rec master's degree from UCO, 100% 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 University of Central Oklahoma with a master's in parks and rec.

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

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

The following parks and rec concentations are available at University of Central Oklahoma. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Central Oklahoma. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	3

Related Majors

• Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
• Public Administration & Social Service

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 University of Central Oklahoma.

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 Houstonman6 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.