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2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor's Degree Schools in California

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$28,979 Avg Salary
$24,973 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor's Degree School for You

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies is the #14 most popular major in California with 11,237 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor's Degree Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 49 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies program at each school on the list.

Check out the parks and rec bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.

Our analysis found California State University - Fullerton to be the most popular school for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in California. Located in the suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public college with a very large student population.

About 51% of the students majoring in parks and rec at the school are women while 49% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Northridge. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list. CSUN is a fairly large public school located in the city of Northridge.

About 44% of the students majoring in parks and rec at the school are women while 56% are male.

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#3

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Diego State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list. SDSU is a very large public school located in the city of San Diego.

About 57% of the students majoring in parks and rec at the school are women while 43% are male.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at California State University - Sacramento helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies schools in California. Sac State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Sacramento.

Of the 396 students majoring in parks and rec at Sac State, 49% are male and 51% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Long Beach. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 48% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

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California State University - Los Angeles landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies programs. Cal State LA is a very large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

About 52% of the students majoring in parks and rec at the school are women while 48% are male.

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California State University - Chico did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Chico, Chico State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 311 students majoring in parks and rec at Chico State, 42% are male and 58% are female.

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California State University - Fresno ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list. Fresno State is a very large public school located in the large city of Fresno.

About 57% of the students majoring in parks and rec at the school are women while 43% are male.

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San Jose State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 267 students majoring in parks and rec at San Jose State, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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#10

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

San Francisco State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies programs. SFSU is a very large public school located in the city of San Francisco.

Women make up 57% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

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Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 673
Oregon 629
Hawaii 171
Nevada 273
Alaska 35

Parks & Rec Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Health & Physical Education 67,146
Recreation Administration 3,122
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 3,106
Outdoor Education 265
Other Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 174

Majors Similar to Parks & Rec

Related Major Annual Graduates
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting 142,610
Public Administration & Social Service 98,583
Legal Professions 61,055
Military Technologies & Applied Sciences 4,477

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to NPS Photo/Zurbuch.

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