Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Oklahoma Panhandle State University

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

OPSU is located in Goodwell, Oklahoma and approximately 1,337 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 students received a bachelor's degree in parks and rec from OPSU.

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.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

OPSU Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The parks and rec major at OPSU 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	7
Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	9
	12
	15
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	119
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	122
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	202
Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	612

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at OPSU

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

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

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 students earned a bachelor's degree in parks and rec from OPSU. About 40% of these graduates were women and the other 60% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities in its parks and rec bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	12
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

OPSU 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

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Oklahoma Panhandle State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	25

Related Majors

• Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

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 Oklahoma Panhandle State 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

More about our data sources and methodologies.