Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Western Oklahoma State College

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

Western is located in Altus, Oklahoma and approximately 1,353 students attend the school each year.

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.

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

Associate’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Online Classes Are Available at Western

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Western offers distance education options for parks & rec at the following degree levels:

Associate’s Degree

Western Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Western

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the parks & rec majors at Western Oklahoma State College.

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Western Oklahoma State College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded

Careers That Parks & Rec Grads May Go Into

A degree in parks & 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 Western Oklahoma State College.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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