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Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at San Jose State University

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Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at San Jose State University

If you are interested in studying parks, recreation and 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. Of the 7,192 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from San Jose State University in 2021, 40 of them were parks, recreation and leisure studies majors.

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

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 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 Studies Schools 9

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in parks and rec from San Jose State. This is the #18 most popular school for parks and rec master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Parks & Rec Graduates from San Jose State Make?

The median salary of parks and rec students who receive their bachelor's degree at San Jose State is $39,660. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 25% higher than the national average of $31,674 for all parks and rec bachelor's degree recipients.

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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 Studies Bachelor’s Program

65% Women
85% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 40 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies from San Jose State in 2020-2021, 35% were men and 65% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 56% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 18
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

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.

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
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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