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

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

Stan State is located in Turlock, California and has a total student population of 11,163. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 107 students received a bachelor's degree in parks and rec from Stan State.

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.

Stan State Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Stan State Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The parks and rec major at Stan State 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	189
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	492

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Stan State

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

Stan State Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 107 parks and rec students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Stan State, about 44% were men and 56% were 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 - Stanislaus with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	56
White	24
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Stan State 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 - Stanislaus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	107

Related Majors

• Public Administration & Social Service
• Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

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 - Stanislaus.

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 Intothewoods29 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.