Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at California Baptist University

If you plan to study parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies, take a look at what California Baptist University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Cal Baptist is located in Riverside, California and has a total student population of 11,317. Of the 2,008 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from California Baptist University in 2021, 151 of them were parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies majors.

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.

Cal Baptist Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec
• Master’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Cal Baptist Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The parks and rec major at Cal Baptist 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.

In 2021, 129 students received their master’s degree in parks and rec from Cal Baptist. This makes it the #10 most popular school for parks and rec master’s degree candidates in the country.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Cal Baptist

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the parks and rec majors at California Baptist University.

Cal Baptist Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 151 students earned a bachelor's degree in parks and rec from Cal Baptist. About 51% of these graduates were women and the other 49% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% more racial-ethnic minorities in its parks and rec bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California Baptist University with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	50
White	58
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	21

Cal Baptist Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 129 students graduated with a master's degree in parks and rec from Cal Baptist. About 47% were men and 53% were women.

In the parks and rec master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 46% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California Baptist University with a master's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	32
White	28
International Students	35
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

Cal Baptist also has a doctoral program available in parks and rec. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

If you plan to be a parks and rec major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at California Baptist University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	280

Related Majors

• Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
• Public Administration & Social Service

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 CA, the home state for California Baptist University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
General and Operations Managers	249,800	$137,640
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	38,340	$51,580
Coaches and Scouts	25,750	$45,600
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	9,780	$59,640

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
• Image Credit: By Jeremylofgren under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.