Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at San Jose State University

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

San Jose State is located in San Jose, California and has a total student population of 36,208. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 267 students received a bachelor's degree in parks and rec from San Jose 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.

San Jose State Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

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

San Jose State Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks parks and rec programs across the country. The following shows how San Jose State performed in these rankings.

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 San Jose 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
Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	72

In 2021, 23 students received their master’s degree in parks and rec from San Jose State. This makes it the #125 most popular school for parks and rec master’s degree candidates in the country.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at San Jose State

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

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

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of parks and rec bachelor's degrees went to men and 56% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 37% 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 San Jose State University with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	93
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	80
White	50
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	25

San Jose State Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Master’s Program

Of the 23 students who earned a master's degree in Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies from San Jose State in 2020-2021, 43% were men and 57% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	11
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

San Jose 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

If you plan to be a parks and rec major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at San Jose State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	250
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies	40

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 San Jose State 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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.