Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at California State University - Chico

Every parks, recreation and leisure studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the parks and rec program at California State University - Chico stacks up to those at other schools.

Chico State is located in Chico, California and has a total student population of 16,746. In 2021, 95 parks and rec majors received their bachelor's degree from Chico State.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies section at the bottom of this page.

Chico State Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Degrees Available

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

Chico State Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the parks and rec progam at Chico State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The parks and rec major at Chico State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Parks, Recreation & Leisure 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	7
Most Popular Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	7
Most Focused Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Master’s Degree Schools	10
Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Master’s Degree Schools	10
Most Focused Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools	20
Best Value Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools	24

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in parks and rec from Chico State. This makes it the #13 most popular school for parks and rec master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Chico State Parks & Rec Graduates

The median salary of parks and rec students who receive their bachelor's degree at Chico State is $34,427. This is 9% higher than $31,674, which is the national average for all parks and rec bachelor's degree recipients.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Chico State

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

Chico State Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 95 students earned a bachelor's degree in parks and rec from Chico State. About 74% of these graduates were women and the other 26% were men.

About 51% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at Chico State are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% 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 State University - Chico with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	48
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	21

Chico State Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Master’s Program

Of the 4 students who earned a master's degree in Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies from Chico State in 2020-2021, 25% were men and 75% were women.

Of the students who received a parks and rec master's degree from Chico State, 75% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Health & Physical Education

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 State University - Chico.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors	2,030	$114,220

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.