Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at Humboldt State University

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

Humboldt State University is located in Arcata, California and approximately 6,612 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,747 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Humboldt State University in 2021, 31 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.

Humboldt State University Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Humboldt State University Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The parks and rec major at Humboldt State University 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 Schools	28
Best Value Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools	65
Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	69
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Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Humboldt State University

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

Humboldt State University Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 61% of parks and rec bachelor's degrees went to men and 39% went to women. The typical parks and rec bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at Humboldt State University since its program graduates 17% more men than average.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at Humboldt State University are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	24
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Humboldt State University 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 Humboldt State University.

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 Adbar under License

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