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Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Point Loma Nazarene University

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Point Loma Nazarene University

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

PLNU is located in San Diego, California and has a total student population of 4,616.

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.

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

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

PLNU Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The parks & rec major at PLNU 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 PLNU

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

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

41% Women
53% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 59% of parks & rec bachelor's degrees went to men and 41% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% 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 Point Loma Nazarene University with a bachelor's in parks & rec.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 8
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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

52% Women
43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 48% of parks & rec master's degrees went to men and 52% went to women.

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Of the students who received a parks & rec master's degree from PLNU, 51% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the parks & rec master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 16
White 31
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

The following parks & rec concentations are available at Point Loma Nazarene University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Point Loma Nazarene University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education 68

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 Point Loma Nazarene 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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