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Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at San Jose State University

Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at San Jose State University

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

San Jose State is located in San Jose, California and approximately 36,208 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 Studies section at the bottom of this page.

San Jose State Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

San Jose State Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Rankings

The parks & rec major at San Jose State 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.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at San Jose State

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

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

67% Women
86% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of parks & rec bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 55% 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 San Jose State University with a bachelor's in parks & rec.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 18
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 15
White 2
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies

Parks, Recreation & Leisure 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 San Jose State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 40

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 San Jose 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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