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Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Sonoma State University

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Sonoma State University

What traits are you looking for in a parks & rec school? To help you decide if Sonoma State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's parks & rec program.

SSU is located in Rohnert Park, California and has a total student population of 8,018.

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.

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

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

SSU Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The parks & rec major at SSU 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 SSU

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

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

76% Women
64% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 24% of parks & rec bachelor's degrees went to men and 76% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 24% 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 Sonoma State University with a bachelor's in parks & rec.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 41
White 27
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education 91

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 Sonoma 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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