Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at Southern Oregon University

If you are interested in studying parks, recreation & leisure studies, you may want to check out the program at Southern Oregon University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

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 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

The parks & 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.

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 Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of parks & rec bachelor's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks & rec at Southern Oregon University 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 Oregon University with a bachelor's in parks & rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Southern Oregon University Parks, Recreation & Leisure 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. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 45% men graduate in parks & rec each year. Southern Oregon University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 15% more men than average.

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 Studies

If you plan to be a parks & 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
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies	27

Related Majors

• Health & Physical Education

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
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.