2025 Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Oklahoma

a bachelor's degree in parks, recreation & leisure studies is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #128 out of 1232 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Oklahoma to determine which ones were the best for parks, recreation & leisure studies students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 31 bachelor's degrees in parks, recreation & leisure studies to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to parks, recreation & leisure studies students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of parks, recreation & leisure studies students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized parks, recreation & leisure studies related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for parks, recreation & leisure studies students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Oklahoma ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies in Oklahoma

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in parks, recreation & leisure studies.

Top Oklahoma Schools for a Bachelor's in Parks & Rec

1

Oklahoma State University - Main Campus
Stillwater, OK

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

20 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Oklahoma State University - Main Campus if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in parks, recreation & leisure studies. Located in the town of Stillwater, OSU is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in parks, recreation & leisure studies from Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

2

University of Central Oklahoma
Edmond, OK

11 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat University of Central Oklahoma if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in parks, recreation & leisure studies. Located in the large suburb of Edmond, UCO is a public university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in parks, recreation & leisure studies from University of Central Oklahoma

Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	572	12
Arizona	356	87

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard). More about our data sources and methodologies.