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

What traits are you looking for in a parks & rec school? To help you decide if Ohio University - Athens Campus is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's parks & rec program.

OHIO Athens is located in Athens, Ohio and approximately 25,714 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 Studies section at the bottom of this page.

OHIO Athens Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Degrees Available

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

OHIO Athens Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Rankings

The parks & rec major at OHIO Athens is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Parks, Recreation & Leisure 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 OHIO Athens

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

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

For the most recent academic year available, 53% of parks & rec bachelor's degrees went to men and 47% went to women. The typical parks & rec bachelor's degree program is made up of only 45% men. So male students are more repesented at OHIO Athens since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

About 94% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks & 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 & rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of parks & rec master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

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

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

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies

If you plan to be a parks & 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
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies	35

Related Majors

• Health & Physical Education

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

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.