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

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

CSUN is located in Northridge, California and has a total student population of 40,381. Of the 9,572 student who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from California State University - Northridge in 2,021, 1 of them were parks, recreation and leisure studies majors.

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.

CSUN Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

CSUN Parks, Recreation & Leisure 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 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 Studies Master’s Degree Schools	18
	47
Most Focused Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	91

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in parks and rec from CSUN. This is the #18 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 Studies Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 student earned a bachelor's degree in parks and rec from CSUN.

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	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

CSUN 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 - Northridge.

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 Cbl62 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.