Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at Ouachita Baptist University

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

Ouachita Baptist is located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas and has a total student population of 1,704. In 2021, 3 parks and rec majors received their bachelor's degree from Ouachita Baptist.

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.

Ouachita Baptist Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Ouachita Baptist Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Rankings

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

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 Ouachita Baptist 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
Most Focused Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	49
Most Focused Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools	63
Most Popular Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools	98

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 Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of parks and rec bachelor's degrees went to men and 0% went 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 Ouachita Baptist since its program graduates 56% more men than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at Ouachita Baptist 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 Ouachita Baptist 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	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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.

Related Majors

• Health & Physical Education

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
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors	120	$50,560

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.