Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Ohio University - Athens Campus

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

OHIO Athens is located in Athens, Ohio and approximately 25,714 students attend the school each year. Of the 6,797 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Ohio University - Athens Campus in 2021, 137 of them were parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies majors.

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.

OHIO Athens Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Parks & Rec (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec
• Master’s Degree in Parks & Rec

OHIO Athens Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the parks and rec progam at OHIO Athens compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The parks and rec major at OHIO Athens 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Basic Certificate Schools	9
Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	38
Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Graduate Certificate Schools	44
Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master’s Degree Schools	50

In 2021, 169 students received their master’s degree in parks and rec from OHIO Athens. This makes it the #7 most popular school for parks and rec master’s degree candidates in the country.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at OHIO Athens

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the parks and rec majors at Ohio University - Athens Campus.

OHIO Athens Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 137 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies from OHIO Athens in 2020-2021, 75% were men and 25% were women.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at OHIO Athens 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 Ohio University - Athens Campus with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	120
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

OHIO Athens Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Master’s Program

Of the 169 students who graduated with a master’s in parks and rec from OHIO Athens in 2021, 67% were men and 33% were women.

Of the students who received a parks and rec master's degree from OHIO Athens, 72% 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 Ohio University - Athens Campus with a master's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	31
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	121
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

OHIO Athens also has a doctoral program available in parks and rec. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 Ohio University - Athens Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	271
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies	35

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• Legal Professions
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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 OH, the home state for Ohio University - Athens Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
General and Operations Managers	58,980	$118,470
Managers	14,410	$107,320
Coaches and Scouts	12,360	$40,110
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	9,290	$32,960
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	3,660	$47,750

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 Robert Chriss under License

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