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

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

CSUN is located in Northridge, California and has a total student population of 40,381. Of the 9,572 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from California State University - Northridge in 2021, 459 of them were parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies majors.

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.

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

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

CSUN Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks parks and rec programs across the country. The following shows how CSUN 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 CSUN 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 Schools	10
Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	166
Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	188
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	337
	360

In 2021, 36 students received their master’s degree in parks and rec from CSUN. This makes it the #70 most popular school for parks and rec master’s degree candidates in the country.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at CSUN

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

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

Of the 459 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies from CSUN in 2020-2021, 56% were men and 44% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 31% 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 - Northridge with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	75
Black or African American	21
Hispanic or Latino	214
White	108
International Students	20
Other Races/Ethnicities	21

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

For the most recent academic year available, 53% of parks and rec master's degrees went to men and 47% went to women.

In the parks and rec master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 27% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	6
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

CSUN 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 - Northridge. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	494
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies	1

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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 - Northridge.

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 Cbl62 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.