The Parks & Rec Major at California State University - Long Beach

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Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at California State University - Long Beach

81% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

CSULB is located in Long Beach, California and approximately 40,069 students attend the school each year.

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.

CSULB Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

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

CSULB Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The parks & rec major at CSULB 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.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at CSULB

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

CSULB Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Program

50% Women

81% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of parks & rec bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 41% more racial-ethnic minorities in its parks & 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 - Long Beach with a bachelor's in parks & rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	92
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	124
White	48
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	26

CSULB Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Master’s Program

36% Women

64% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 64% of parks & rec master's degrees went to men and 36% went to women.

In the parks & rec master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 64% of degree recipients. That is 24% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	49
White	30
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from California State University - Long Beach. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	400
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies	91

Public Administration & Social Service

Careers That Parks & Rec Grads May Go Into

A degree in parks & 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 - Long Beach.

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
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