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

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

CSUSM is located in San Marcos, California and approximately 16,367 students attend the school each year. Of the 3,749 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from California State University - San Marcos in 2021, 173 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.

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

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

CSUSM Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the parks and rec progam at CSUSM compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 CSUSM 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
Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	133
Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master’s Degree Schools	133
Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	150
	244
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	248
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	257
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	330

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in parks and rec from CSUSM. This makes it the #254 most popular school for parks and rec master’s degree candidates in the country.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at CSUSM

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

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

Of the 173 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in parks and rec from CSUSM in 2021, 47% were men and 53% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 33% 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 - San Marcos with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	32
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	72
White	36
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	23

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

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of parks and rec master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

In the parks and rec master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 11% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	3
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

CSUSM 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

If you plan to be a parks and rec major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from California State University - San Marcos. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	183

Related Majors

• Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
• 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 - San Marcos.

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 Eamuscatuli under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.