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Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Olivet Nazarene University

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Olivet Nazarene University

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

Olivet Nazarene is located in Bourbonnais, Illinois and has a total student population of 3,764.

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.

Olivet Nazarene Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Olivet Nazarene Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The parks & rec major at Olivet Nazarene 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 Olivet Nazarene

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

Olivet Nazarene Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Program

46% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 54% of parks & rec bachelor's degrees went to men and 46% went to women.

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About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks & rec at Olivet Nazarene 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 Olivet Nazarene University with a bachelor's in parks & rec.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 21
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 Olivet Nazarene University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education 24
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 6

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 IL, the home state for Olivet Nazarene University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
General and Operations Managers 122,790 $125,990
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors 16,430 $46,670
Coaches and Scouts 10,670 $38,760
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors 3,570 $54,340
Athletic Trainers 1,480 $44,380

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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