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

If you plan to study parks, recreation, leisure, and 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. In 2021, 22 parks and rec majors received their bachelor's degree from Otterbein.

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The parks and 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	71
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	73
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	79
Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	246
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	482
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	567

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Otterbein

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

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 parks and rec majors earned their bachelor's degree from Otterbein. Of these graduates, 68% were men and 32% were women.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and 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 and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	22

Related Majors

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 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Wdzinc under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.