Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Rogers State University

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

RSU is located in Claremore, Oklahoma and approximately 3,400 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 students received a bachelor's degree in parks and rec from RSU.

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.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

RSU Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The parks and rec major at RSU 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
Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	114
Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	132
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	367
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	375
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	479
Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	530
Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	659

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at RSU

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

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

Of the 22 parks and rec students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from RSU, about 68% were men and 32% were women.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at RSU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	13
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

RSU 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

If you plan to be a parks and rec major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Rogers State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	22

Related Majors

• Public Administration & Social Service
• Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

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 Rogers State 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 AbeEzekowitz under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.