Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Southern Nazarene University

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

SNU is located in Bethany, Oklahoma and approximately 2,208 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students received a bachelor's degree in parks and rec from SNU.

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.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec
• Master’s Degree in Parks & Rec

SNU Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the parks and rec progam at SNU 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 SNU 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 Master’s Degree Schools	21
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	215
	245
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	357
Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	402
Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	640

In 2021, 27 students received their master’s degree in parks and rec from SNU. This makes it the #104 most popular school for parks and rec master’s degree candidates in the country.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at SNU

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

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

Of the 16 parks and rec students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from SNU, about 81% were men and 19% were women.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at SNU 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 Southern Nazarene University with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

SNU Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 parks and rec majors earned their master's degree from SNU. Of these graduates, 67% were men and 33% were women.

Of the students who received a parks and rec master's degree from SNU, 52% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the parks and rec master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 44% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	14
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

SNU 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Southern Nazarene University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	43

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 OK, the home state for Southern Nazarene 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 Moonraker0022 at English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.