Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at California State University - Northridge

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

CSUN is located in Northridge, California and has a total student population of 40,381. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 36 students received their master's degree in parks and rec.

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.

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

• Master’s Degree in Parks & Rec

CSUN Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at CSUN

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the parks and rec majors at California State University - Northridge.

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

For the most recent academic year available, 53% of parks and rec master's degrees went to men and 47% went to women.

In the parks and rec master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 37% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California State University - Northridge with a master's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	6
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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 California State University - Northridge. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	36

Related Majors

• Public Administration & Social Service

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 California State University - Northridge.

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 Cbl62 under License

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