Best Parks & Recreation Colleges in California
50 four-year colleges in California offer parks & recreation programs. These rank highest by graduate earnings, using official federal data.
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, CA · Public
- $16,665
- Net price
- 31%
- Admit rate
- 21,996
- Enrolled
University of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA · Private nonprofit
- $41,431
- Net price
- 62%
- Admit rate
- 5,287
- Enrolled
Dominican University of California
San Rafael, CA · Private nonprofit
- $35,333
- Net price
- 84%
- Admit rate
- 1,114
- Enrolled
Pepperdine University
Malibu, CA · Private nonprofit
- $58,098
- Net price
- 63%
- Admit rate
- 3,553
- Enrolled
San Jose State University
San Jose, CA · Public
- $13,760
- Net price
- 85%
- Admit rate
- 27,601
- Enrolled
Saint Mary's College of California
Moraga, CA · Private nonprofit
- $30,378
- Net price
- 87%
- Admit rate
- 1,947
- Enrolled
University of the Pacific
Stockton, CA · Private nonprofit
- $25,447
- Net price
- 71%
- Admit rate
- 3,204
- Enrolled
Menlo College
Atherton, CA · Private nonprofit
- $31,100
- Net price
- 68%
- Admit rate
- 752
- Enrolled
Occidental College
Los Angeles, CA · Private nonprofit
- $38,263
- Net price
- 44%
- Admit rate
- 1,877
- Enrolled
University of Redlands
Redlands, CA · Private nonprofit
- $30,031
- Net price
- 83%
- Admit rate
- 2,049
- Enrolled
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
Pomona, CA · Public
- $11,531
- Net price
- 75%
- Admit rate
- 25,042
- Enrolled
California State University-East Bay
Hayward, CA · Public
- $9,320
- Net price
- 97%
- Admit rate
- 9,809
- Enrolled
California Lutheran University
Thousand Oaks, CA · Private nonprofit
- $30,109
- Net price
- 76%
- Admit rate
- 2,296
- Enrolled
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA · Public
- $12,278
- Net price
- 96%
- Admit rate
- 18,639
- Enrolled
National University
San Diego, CA · Private nonprofit
- $22,878
- Net price
- Open
- Admit rate
- 10,794
- Enrolled
Azusa Pacific University
Azusa, CA · Private nonprofit
- $22,212
- Net price
- 88%
- Admit rate
- 2,759
- Enrolled
Sonoma State University
Rohnert Park, CA · Public
- $12,885
- Net price
- 93%
- Admit rate
- 5,166
- Enrolled
University of La Verne
La Verne, CA · Private nonprofit
- $20,161
- Net price
- 71%
- Admit rate
- 3,050
- Enrolled
Concordia University-Irvine
Irvine, CA · Private nonprofit
- $28,115
- Net price
- 66%
- Admit rate
- 1,536
- Enrolled
San Diego State University
San Diego, CA · Public
- $15,364
- Net price
- 36%
- Admit rate
- 35,377
- Enrolled
California State University-Sacramento
Sacramento, CA · Public
- $9,338
- Net price
- 94%
- Admit rate
- 28,350
- Enrolled
Westmont College
Santa Barbara, CA · Private nonprofit
- $29,053
- Net price
- 77%
- Admit rate
- 1,302
- Enrolled
California State University-Long Beach
Long Beach, CA · Public
- $10,440
- Net price
- 46%
- Admit rate
- 35,924
- Enrolled
California State University-Chico
Chico, CA · Public
- $14,480
- Net price
- 93%
- Admit rate
- 13,631
- Enrolled
Point Loma Nazarene University
San Diego, CA · Private nonprofit
- $38,729
- Net price
- 84%
- Admit rate
- 3,188
- Enrolled
California State University-Stanislaus
Turlock, CA · Public
- $6,067
- Net price
- 98%
- Admit rate
- 8,385
- Enrolled
California State University-Fullerton
Fullerton, CA · Public
- $6,555
- Net price
- 91%
- Admit rate
- 38,546
- Enrolled
California State University-San Marcos
San Marcos, CA · Public
- $10,229
- Net price
- 95%
- Admit rate
- 14,877
- Enrolled
La Sierra University
Riverside, CA · Private nonprofit
- $45,566
- Net price
- 92%
- Admit rate
- 1,116
- Enrolled
California Baptist University
Riverside, CA · Private nonprofit
- $26,285
- Net price
- 85%
- Admit rate
- 8,179
- Enrolled