Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Ouachita Baptist University

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

Ouachita Baptist is located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas and approximately 1,704 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 students received a bachelor's degree in parks and rec from Ouachita Baptist.

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.

Ouachita Baptist Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Ouachita Baptist Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the parks and rec progam at Ouachita Baptist 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 Ouachita Baptist 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 Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	159
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	210
Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	523

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Ouachita Baptist

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

Ouachita Baptist Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 students earned a bachelor's degree in parks and rec from Ouachita Baptist. About 40% of these graduates were women and the other 60% were men.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at Ouachita Baptist 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 Ouachita Baptist University with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	20
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	27
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies	3

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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 AR, the home state for Ouachita Baptist University.

Occupation	Jobs in AR	Average Salary in AR
General and Operations Managers	20,440	$87,650
Managers	3,360	$86,410
Coaches and Scouts	1,410	$47,560
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	1,270	$43,010
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	1,260	$38,820

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 Brandonrush under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.