2025 Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools in Oklahoma

A degree in parks, recreation & leisure studies is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #218 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Oklahoma to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of parks, recreation & leisure studies. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 53 degrees in parks, recreation & leisure studies annually.

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• Best Overall Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools List

Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Rankings by Degree Level

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools in Oklahoma list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies in Oklahoma

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the parks & rec degree levels they offer.

Top Oklahoma Schools in Parks & Rec

1

Oklahoma State University - Main Campus
Stillwater, OK

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

43 Parks & Rec Degrees Awarded

18.6% Growth in Graduates

Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in parks, recreation & leisure studies. OSU is a fairly large public university located in the town of Stillwater.More information about a degree in parks, recreation & leisure studies from Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

2

University of Central Oklahoma
Edmond, OK

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Central Oklahoma is a great option for students interested in a degree in parks, recreation & leisure studies. UCO is a large public university located in the large suburb of Edmond.More information about a degree 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	905	12
Arizona	670	98
New Mexico	416	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Parks & Rec

Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies is one of 0 different types of Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies programs to choose from.

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.