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

What traits are you looking for in a parks and rec school? To help you decide if California State University - Monterey Bay is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's parks and rec program.

CSUMB is located in Seaside, California and approximately 7,409 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 154 parks and rec majors received their bachelor's degree from CSUMB.

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.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

CSUMB Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

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

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 CSUMB 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 Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	88
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	139
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	186
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	331
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	338
	375

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at CSUMB

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

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

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 154 students earned a bachelor's degree in parks and rec from CSUMB. About 62% of these graduates were women and the other 38% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 24% 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 - Monterey Bay with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	68
White	45
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	21

CSUMB 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

The following parks and rec concentations are available at California State University - Monterey Bay. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from California State University - Monterey Bay. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	154

Related Majors

• Public Administration & Social Service

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 - Monterey Bay.

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 DirectorG at en.wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.