Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Concordia University, Irvine

Every parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the parks and rec program at Concordia University, Irvine stacks up to those at other schools.

Concordia University, Irvine is located in Irvine, California and approximately 4,071 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 405 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.

Concordia University, Irvine Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Online Classes Are Available at Concordia University, Irvine

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Concordia University, Irvine does offer online courses in parks and rec for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Concordia University, Irvine Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Concordia University, Irvine

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the parks and rec majors at Concordia University, Irvine.

Concordia University, Irvine Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of parks and rec master's degrees went to men and 29% went to women.

Of the students who received a parks and rec master's degree from Concordia University, Irvine, 55% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the parks and rec master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 39% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	55
Hispanic or Latino	70
White	223
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	43

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Concordia University, Irvine. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	405

Related Majors

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 Concordia University, Irvine.

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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.