Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at San Diego State University

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 San Diego State University stacks up to those at other schools.

SDSU is located in San Diego, California and approximately 36,334 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 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.

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

• Master’s Degree in Parks & Rec

SDSU Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at SDSU

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

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

Of the 6 students who graduated with a master’s in parks and rec from SDSU in 2021, 50% were men and 50% were women.

Of the students who received a parks and rec master's degree from SDSU, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the parks and rec master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

If you plan to be a parks and rec major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at San Diego State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	6

Related Majors

• Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
• 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 San Diego State University.

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 Wikipedia User:Geographer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.