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Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at Olivet Nazarene University

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Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at Olivet Nazarene University

If you are interested in studying parks, recreation and leisure 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 approximately 3,764 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 6 parks and rec majors received their bachelor's degree from Olivet Nazarene.

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.

Olivet Nazarene Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Olivet Nazarene Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks parks and rec programs across the country. The following shows how Olivet Nazarene performed in these rankings.

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 Olivet Nazarene 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools 52

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Olivet Nazarene

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

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

33% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The parks and rec program at Olivet Nazarene awarded 6 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 67% of these degrees went to men with the other 33% going to women. The typical parks and rec bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at Olivet Nazarene since its program graduates 23% more men than average.

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About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at Olivet Nazarene are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% 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 Olivet Nazarene University with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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

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 IL, the home state for Olivet Nazarene University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors 580 $61,840

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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