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

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 - Long Beach stacks up to those at other schools.

CSULB is located in Long Beach, California and approximately 40,069 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 81 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 Studies section at the bottom of this page.

CSULB Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Degrees Available

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

CSULB Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Rankings

The parks and rec major at CSULB 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.

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in parks and rec from CSULB. This makes it the #7 most popular school for parks and rec master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of CSULB Parks & Rec Graduates

The median salary of parks and rec students who receive their bachelor's degree at CSULB is $34,586. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 9% higher than the national average of $31,674 for all parks and rec bachelor's degree recipients.

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 Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 81 parks and rec majors earned their bachelor's degree from CSULB. Of these graduates, 42% were men and 58% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 44% 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	11
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	44
White	18
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

CSULB Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students graduated with a master's degree in parks and rec from CSULB. About 56% were men and 44% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 44% men graduate in parks and rec each year. CSULB does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

In the parks and rec master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 56% of degree recipients. That is 26% 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	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	2
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

CSULB 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 - Long Beach.

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 Summum under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.