Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at University of San Francisco

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

USFCA is located in San Francisco, California and approximately 10,068 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 56 parks and rec majors received their bachelor's degree from USFCA.

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.

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

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

USFCA Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The parks and rec major at USFCA 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
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master’s Degree Schools	38
	77
Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	120
	161

In 2021, 97 students received their master’s degree in parks and rec from USFCA. This makes it the #13 most popular school for parks and rec master’s degree candidates in the country.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at USFCA

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

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

Of the 56 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies from USFCA in 2020-2021, 38% were men and 63% were 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 University of San Francisco with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	16
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	9
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

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

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 97 students earned a master's degree in parks and rec from USFCA. About 40% of these graduates were women and the other 60% were men.

In the parks and rec master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 55% of degree recipients. That is 15% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	28
White	28
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

USFCA 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

The following parks and rec concentations are available at University of San Francisco. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of San Francisco. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	153

Related Majors

• Public Administration & Social Service
• Legal Professions

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 University of San Francisco.

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 Eric Chan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.