San Jose State University BS in Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

263 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies is a program of study at San Jose State University. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in parks and rec, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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Bachelor’s Degree Rankings
Undergraduate Cost
Online Learning
Student Diversity
Focus Areas
References

Rankings for the San Jose State BS in Parks & Rec

#48 in the U.S

#1 in California

In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. San Jose State is in the top 10% of the country for parks and rec. More specifically it was ranked #48 out of 686 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #1 in California.

Here are some of the other rankings for San Jose State.

Ranking Type	Rank
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Graduates	17
Highest Paid Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Graduates	28
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Graduates	38
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	41
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies	42
Most Popular Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies	43
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Schools	48
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies (With Aid)	65
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies (With Aid)	68
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Master’s Degree Schools	76
Best Value Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies (With Aid)	80
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies	88
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies (Income $30-$48k)	91
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies (Income $30-$48k)	94
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies (Income $0-$30k)	98
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies (Income $0-$30k)	98
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans	100
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies (Income $48-$75k)	100
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies (Income $75-$110k)	104
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies (Income $48-$75k)	106
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies (Income $75-$110k)	107
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans	107
Best Value Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies (Income $30-$48k)	110
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Colleges for Veterans	112
Best Value Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies (Income $0-$30k)	120
Best Value Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies (Income $48-$75k)	120
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies	125
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies (Income Over $110k)	130
Best Value Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies (Income $75-$110k)	130
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies (Income Over $110k)	134
Best Value Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies	147
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies	149
Best Value Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies (Income Over $110k)	161
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies	252
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies	515
Most Focused Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies	548

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Parks & Rec from San Jose State Cost?

$7,852 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

San Jose State Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$5,742	$17,622
Fees	$2,110	$2,110
Books and Supplies	$1,035	$1,035
On Campus Room and Board	$16,986	$16,986
On Campus Other Expenses	$3,152	$3,152

Learn more about San Jose State tuition and fees.

Does San Jose State Offer an Online BS in Parks & Rec?

Online degrees for the San Jose State parks and rec bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the San Jose State Online Learning page.

San Jose State Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Parks & Rec

263 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

51.3% Women

71.9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

In the 2019-2020 academic year, 263 students received their bachelor’s degree in parks and rec. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 51.3% of the parks and rec students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 49.2%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 71.9% of parks and rec bachelor’s degree recipients at San Jose State in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 37%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	97
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	75
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	1
White	63
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	18

BS in Parks & Rec Focus Areas at San Jose State

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies	31
Health & Physical Education	232

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.