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Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at University of Central Oklahoma

Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at University of Central Oklahoma

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

UCO is located in Edmond, Oklahoma and approximately 14,132 students attend the school each year.

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.

UCO Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

UCO Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Rankings

The parks & rec major at UCO 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 UCO

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

UCO Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor’s Program

45% Women
45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 55% of parks & rec bachelor's degrees went to men and 45% went to women. The typical parks & rec bachelor's degree program is made up of only 45% men. So male students are more repesented at UCO since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

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About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks & rec at UCO are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% more racial-ethnic minorities in its parks & 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 & rec.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 6
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 8

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 OK, the home state for University of Central Oklahoma.

Occupation Jobs in OK Average Salary in OK
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors 140 $46,930

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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