Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at University of Central Oklahoma

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

UCO is located in Edmond, Oklahoma and approximately 14,132 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 89 students received a bachelor's degree in parks and rec from UCO.

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.

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

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

UCO Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the parks and rec progam at UCO 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 UCO 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
	73
Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	217
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	284
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	476

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in parks and rec from UCO. This makes it the #336 most popular school for parks and rec master’s degree candidates in the country.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at UCO

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

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

The parks and rec program at UCO awarded 89 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 53% of these degrees went to men with the other 47% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% 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 University of Central Oklahoma with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	39
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	19

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 parks and rec majors earned their master's degree from UCO. Of these graduates, 33% were men and 67% were women.

Of the students who received a parks and rec master's degree from UCO, 100% 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 University of Central Oklahoma with a master's in parks and rec.

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

UCO 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 University of Central Oklahoma. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	76
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies	8
Recreation Administration	8

Related Majors

• Legal Professions
• Public Administration & Social Service
• 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 OK, the home state for University of Central Oklahoma.

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 Houstonman6 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.