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

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

49 Colleges
$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 2023 rankings named California State University - Fullerton the most popular school in California for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public college with a fairly 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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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at California State University - Northridge helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies schools in California. CSUN is a fairly large public school located in the large 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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San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at San Diego State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies schools in California. SDSU is a very large public school located in the large 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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Out of the 49 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Sacramento landed the # 4 spot on the list. 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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Out of the 49 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Long Beach landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public school 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 ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list. Cal State LA is a very large public school located in the large 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 landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies programs. Located in the city of Chico, Chico State is a public school with a 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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With a ranking of #8, California State University - Fresno did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Fresno State is a fairly large public school located in the 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 landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies programs. Located in the city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public school with a very 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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San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

San Francisco State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. SFSU is a very large public school located in the large 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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