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Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Western Oregon University

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Western Oregon University

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

Western Oregon State College is located in Monmouth, Oregon and has a total student population of 4,554.

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 Oregon State College Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Western Oregon State College Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The parks & rec major at Western Oregon State College 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.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Western Oregon State College

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

Western Oregon State College Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Program

41% Women
32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 59% of parks & rec bachelor's degrees went to men and 41% went to women.

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About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks & rec at Western Oregon State College 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 Western Oregon University with a bachelor's in parks & rec.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 25
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Western Oregon University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education 52

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 Western Oregon University.

Occupation Jobs in OR Average Salary in OR
General and Operations Managers 32,960 $107,670
Managers 7,850 $94,400
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors 4,750 $40,840
Coaches and Scouts 4,420 $41,490
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors 1,140 $50,480

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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