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

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

Sac State is located in Sacramento, California and has a total student population of 32,293. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 96 students received a bachelor's degree in parks and rec from Sac State.

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.

Sac State Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Degrees Available

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

Sac State Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks parks and rec programs across the country. The following shows how Sac State 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 Sac State 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
Best Value Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Master’s Degree Schools	6
Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Master’s Degree Schools	9
Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools	24

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in parks and rec from Sac State. This makes it the #13 most popular school for parks and rec master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Sac State Parks & Rec Graduates

The median salary of parks and rec students who receive their bachelor's degree at Sac State is $35,960. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 14% higher than the national average of $31,674 for all parks and rec bachelor's degree recipients.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Sac State

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

Sac State Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor’s Program

The parks and rec program at Sac State awarded 96 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 40% of these degrees went to men with the other 60% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 26% 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 - Sacramento with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	26
White	39
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Sac State Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Master’s Program

Of the 4 parks and rec students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Sac State, about 25% were men and 75% were women.

Of the students who received a parks and rec master's degree from Sac State, 75% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Sac State 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 - Sacramento.

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 Stickpen under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.