Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Oral Roberts University

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

ORU is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma and approximately 4,317 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 45 parks and rec majors received their bachelor's degree from ORU.

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.

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

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

ORU Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the parks and rec progam at ORU 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 ORU 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
Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	315
Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	457
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	511

In 2021, 12 students received their master’s degree in parks and rec from ORU. This makes it the #224 most popular school for parks and rec master’s degree candidates in the country.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at ORU

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

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

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 45 students earned a bachelor's degree in parks and rec from ORU. About 31% of these graduates were women and the other 69% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% 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 Oral Roberts University with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

ORU Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 58% of parks and rec master's degrees went to men and 42% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Oral Roberts University with a master's in parks and rec.

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

ORU 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

The following parks and rec concentations are available at Oral Roberts University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Oral Roberts University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	55
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies	2

Related Majors

• Public Administration & Social Service

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 Oral Roberts 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
• Image Credit: By Dustin M. Ramsey under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.