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

Every parks, recreation, leisure, & fitness 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 & rec program at Southern Oregon University stacks up to those at other schools.

Southern Oregon University is located in Ashland, Oregon and has a total student population of 5,140.

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.

Southern Oregon University Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

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

Southern Oregon University Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The parks & rec major at Southern Oregon University 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.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Southern Oregon University

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

Southern Oregon University Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of parks & rec bachelor's degrees went to men and 68% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	17
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

Southern Oregon University Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of parks & rec master's degrees went to men and 40% went to women.

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

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

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

The following parks & rec concentations are available at Southern Oregon University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Southern Oregon University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	37
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies	27

Related Majors

Careers That Parks & Rec Grads May Go Into

A degree in parks & 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 OR, the home state for Southern Oregon University.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
General and Operations Managers	32,960	$107,670
Managers	7,850	$94,400
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	4,750	$40,840
Coaches and Scouts	4,420	$41,490
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	1,140	$50,480

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 Finetooth under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.