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

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

CSULB is located in Long Beach, California and approximately 40,069 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 374 students received a bachelor's degree in parks and rec from CSULB.

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

Each year, College Factual ranks parks and rec programs across the country. The following shows how CSULB performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The parks and 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Graduate Certificate Schools	43
Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master’s Degree Schools	93
	113
Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	142

In 2021, 116 students received their master’s degree in parks and rec from CSULB. This makes it the #12 most popular school for parks and rec master’s degree candidates in the country.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at CSULB

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

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 374 parks and rec majors earned their bachelor's degree from CSULB. Of these graduates, 52% were men and 48% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 39% 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 - Long Beach with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	91
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	174
White	70
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	25

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 116 parks and rec majors earned their master's degree from CSULB. Of these graduates, 59% were men and 41% were women.

In the parks and rec master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 58% of degree recipients. That is 18% 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 and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	41
White	37
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

CSULB 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

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

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• Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
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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 - 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
• Image Credit: By Summum under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.