Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at Southeastern Oklahoma State University

Every parks, recreation and leisure studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the parks and rec program at Southeastern Oklahoma State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Southeastern Oklahoma State University is located in Durant, Oklahoma and has a total student population of 5,607. In 2021, 8 parks and rec majors received their bachelor's degree from Southeastern Oklahoma State University.

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.

Southeastern Oklahoma State University Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Online Classes Are Available at Southeastern Oklahoma State University

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Southeastern Oklahoma State University does offer online courses in parks and rec for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

Southeastern Oklahoma State University Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the parks and rec progam at Southeastern Oklahoma State University compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Southeastern Oklahoma State University 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 Popular Online Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools	4
Best Value Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools	12
Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	31
Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools	34
Most Popular Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	64

How Much Do Parks & Rec Graduates from Southeastern Oklahoma State University Make?

The median salary of parks and rec students who receive their bachelor's degree at Southeastern Oklahoma State University is $32,718. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 3% higher than the national average of $31,674 for all parks and rec bachelor's degree recipients.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Southeastern Oklahoma State University

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

Southeastern Oklahoma State University Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor’s Program

The parks and rec program at Southeastern Oklahoma State University awarded 8 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 63% of these degrees went to men with the other 38% going 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 Southeastern Oklahoma State University since its program graduates 18% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% 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 Southeastern Oklahoma State University with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Southeastern Oklahoma State University 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 OK, the home state for Southeastern Oklahoma State University.

Occupation	Jobs in OK	Average Salary in OK
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors	140	$46,930

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 Urbanative under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.