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

Every parks, recreation, leisure, and 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 and rec program at Point Loma Nazarene University stacks up to those at other schools.

PLNU is located in San Diego, California and has a total student population of 4,616. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 students received a bachelor's degree in parks and rec from PLNU.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the parks and rec progam at PLNU 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master’s Degree Schools	16
Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	34
Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master’s Degree Schools	45
	96
Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	277
Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	389

In 2021, 49 students received their master’s degree in parks and rec from PLNU. This makes it the #45 most popular school for parks and rec master’s degree candidates in the country.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at PLNU

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

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

Of the 19 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies from PLNU in 2020-2021, 42% were men and 58% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 49 parks and rec majors earned their master's degree from PLNU. Of these graduates, 33% were men and 67% were women.

Of the students who received a parks and rec master's degree from PLNU, 51% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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 and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	25
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

PLNU 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 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

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 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By OperaSmorg under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.