Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at National University

Every parks, recreation, leisure, & fitness studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the parks & rec program at National University stacks up to those at other schools.

National University is located in San Diego, California and approximately 18,070 students attend the school each year.

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.

National University Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at National University

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

National University does offer online education options in parks & rec for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

National University Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The parks & rec major at National University 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.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at National University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the parks & rec majors at National University.

National University Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of parks & rec bachelor's degrees went to men and 29% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities in its parks & rec bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

National University Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 46% of parks & rec master's degrees went to men and 54% went to women.

Of the students who received a parks & rec master's degree from National University, 54% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	34
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

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 National University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	82

Related Majors

• Public Administration & Social Service

Careers That Parks & Rec Grads May Go Into

A degree in parks & 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 National University.

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 University under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.