Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at University of the Pacific

If you plan to study parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies, take a look at what University of the Pacific has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Pacific is located in Stockton, California and has a total student population of 6,263. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 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.

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

• Master’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Pacific Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Pacific

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

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students graduated with a master's degree in parks and rec from Pacific. About 23% were men and 77% were women.

In the parks and rec master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 46% of degree recipients. That is 17% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 University of the Pacific. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	13

Related Majors

• Public Administration & Social Service
• Legal Professions

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 University of the Pacific.

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 Thias under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.