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Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at California State University - East Bay

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Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at California State University - East Bay

If you are interested in studying parks, recreation and leisure studies, you may want to check out the program at California State University - East Bay. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Cal State East Bay is located in Hayward, California and approximately 16,253 students attend the school each year. Of the 4,189 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from California State University - East Bay in 2021, 31 of them were parks, recreation and leisure studies majors.

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.

Cal State East Bay Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Cal State East Bay Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The parks and rec major at Cal State East Bay 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
Most Popular Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools 34
Most Focused Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 55
Most Focused Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools 70

Earnings of Cal State East Bay Parks & Rec Graduates

The median salary of parks and rec students who receive their bachelor's degree at Cal State East Bay is $37,905. This is 20% higher than $31,674, which is the national average for all parks and rec bachelor's degree recipients.

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Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Cal State East Bay

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

Cal State East Bay Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor’s Program

74% Women
55% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 26% of parks and rec bachelor's degrees went to men and 74% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 26% 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 - East Bay with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 11
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

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

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 - East Bay.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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