Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Western Oklahoma State College

If you are interested in studying parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies, you may want to check out the program at Western Oklahoma State College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Western is located in Altus, Oklahoma and approximately 1,353 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, & Fitness Studies section at the bottom of this page.

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

• Associate’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Online Classes Are Available at Western

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Western does offer online education options in parks and rec for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Associate’s Degree

Western Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

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.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Western

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the parks and rec majors at Western Oklahoma State College.

Western Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of parks and rec associate's degrees went to men and 38% went to women.

Western does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in parks and rec graduates 23% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western Oklahoma State College with a associate's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Western Oklahoma State College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	8

Related Majors

• Military Technologies & Applied Sciences
• 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 Western Oklahoma State College.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.