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

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

Southern Oregon University is located in Ashland, Oregon and has a total student population of 5,140. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 56 students received a bachelor's degree in parks and rec from Southern Oregon University.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the parks and rec progam at Southern Oregon University compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master’s Degree Schools	187
Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master’s Degree Schools	252
Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master’s Degree Schools	280
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master’s Degree Schools	282
Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	286
	293

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in parks and rec from Southern Oregon University. This makes it the #281 most popular school for parks and rec master’s degree candidates in the country.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Southern Oregon University

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

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

Of the 56 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies from Southern Oregon University in 2020-2021, 52% were men and 48% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% 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 Southern Oregon University with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	27
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	18

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

Of the 8 students who earned a master's degree in Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies from Southern Oregon University in 2020-2021, 63% were men and 38% were women.

Of the students who received a parks and rec master's degree from Southern Oregon University, 88% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

Southern Oregon University 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 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

• 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 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.