Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at Southern Oregon University

If you plan to study parks, recreation and leisure 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, 19 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 Studies section at the bottom of this page.

Southern Oregon University Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Degrees Available

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

Southern Oregon University Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Rankings

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

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 Southern Oregon 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
Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Master’s Degree Schools	15
Best Value Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	73
	74

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

How Much Do Parks & Rec Graduates from Southern Oregon University Make?

The median salary of parks and rec students who receive their bachelor's degree at Southern Oregon University is $17,257. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $31,674 for all parks and rec students.

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 Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 19 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in parks and rec from Southern Oregon University in 2021, 68% were men and 32% were women. The typical parks and rec bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at Southern Oregon University since its program graduates 24% more men than average.

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at Southern Oregon University are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

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

Of the 8 students who earned a master's degree in Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies from Southern Oregon University in 2020-2021, 63% were men and 38% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 44% men graduate in parks and rec each year. Southern Oregon University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 18% more men than average.

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.

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 OR, the home state for Southern Oregon University.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors	390	$67,870

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.