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Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Otterbein University

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Otterbein University

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

Otterbein is located in Westerville, Ohio and approximately 2,652 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, & Fitness Studies section at the bottom of this page.

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

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Otterbein Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The parks & rec major at Otterbein 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 Otterbein

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

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

23% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 77% of parks & rec bachelor's degrees went to men and 23% went to women.

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About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks & rec at Otterbein 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 Otterbein University with a bachelor's in parks & rec.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 26
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education 22

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 Otterbein University.

Occupation Jobs in OH Average Salary in OH
General and Operations Managers 58,980 $118,470
Managers 14,410 $107,320
Coaches and Scouts 12,360 $40,110
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors 9,290 $32,960
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors 3,660 $47,750

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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