Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at East Central University

If you plan to study parks, recreation, leisure, & fitness studies, take a look at what East Central University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

ECU is located in Ada, Oklahoma and approximately 3,608 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.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec
• Master’s Degree in Parks & Rec

ECU Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The parks & rec major at ECU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at ECU

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

ECU Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 49% of parks & rec bachelor's degrees went to men and 51% went to women.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks & rec at ECU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from East Central University with a bachelor's in parks & rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	45
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

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

For the most recent academic year available, 68% of parks & rec master's degrees went to men and 32% went to women.

In the parks & rec master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	18
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

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 East Central University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	90

Related Majors

• Public Administration & Social Service

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 East Central 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 Brad Holt under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.