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Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies

Pay figures are each school's median earnings five years after graduation for THIS major (College Scorecard). The spread is real: where you study it changes what it pays. Click a column to sort.

98
schools offer it
1,743
grads per year
$47,459
median pay 5 yrs out
$43,251-$53,595
typical range

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SchoolDiv StateGrads/yr Median pay 5 yrs out
Brigham Young UniversityD1UT123$65,672
California Polytechnic State UniversityD1CA102$75,181
University of Missouri, ColumbiaD1MO89$55,583
Indiana University, BloomingtonD1IN87$50,444
University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignD1IL81$63,748
Kutztown University of PennsylvaniaD2PA70$53,562
University of Arkansas, FayettevilleD1AR58$65,926
California State University, SacramentoD1CA56$60,227
California State University, ChicoD2CA49$56,924
Long Beach State UniversityD1CA46$47,459
The University of North Carolina at GreensboroD1NC46$42,838
University of Nebraska at KearneyD2NE45$58,149
University of IowaD1IA43$51,944
Western Washington UniversityD2WA43$42,232
San Jose State UniversityD1CA42$73,198
University of UtahD1UT39$50,353
Bowling Green State UniversityD1OH37$46,968
Jacksonville State UniversityD1AL35n/a
California State University, East BayD2CA33$68,227
Winona State UniversityD2MN29$43,251
Northwest Missouri State UniversityD2MO29n/a
Oregon State UniversityD1OR29$50,685
Radford UniversityD1VA29$47,941
California State University, FresnoD1CA26$45,967
University of Northern IowaD1IA26$48,941
Shepherd UniversityD2WV25$50,742
University of South AlabamaD1AL24$42,033
Georgia Southern UniversityD1GA23$47,279
Grambling State UniversityD1LA23$36,507
Pittsburg State UniversityD2KS22n/a
Oklahoma State UniversityD1OK20$49,468
San Diego State UniversityD1CA18$62,734
San Francisco State UniversityD2CA18$49,799
The University of Southern MississippiD1MS18$45,056
Ohio UniversityD1OH17$59,913
Missouri State UniversityD1MO16$46,262
East Carolina UniversityD1NC15$46,129
Southern Utah UniversityD1UT15$37,309
University of Mount OliveD2NC13$38,052
Arizona State UniversityD1AZ12$56,982
Houghton UniversityD3NY12n/a
California State Polytechnic University, HumboldtD2CA11$40,566
University of Minnesota DuluthD2MN11$40,452
Lehman CollegeD3NY11$47,163
University of Central OklahomaD2OK11n/a
Shaw UniversityD2NC10$31,390
Southern Illinois University at CarbondaleD1IL9$46,108
Plattsburgh State University of New YorkD3NY9n/a
Emporia State UniversityD2KS7$46,887
Mars Hill UniversityD2NC6n/a
Ouachita Baptist UniversityD2AR5n/a
Southeast Missouri State UniversityD1MO5$40,266
Ithaca CollegeD3NY5n/a
York College (Pennsylvania)D3PA5$40,692
Midwestern State UniversityD2TX5$47,288
Metropolitan State University of DenverD2CO4$52,362
Salem State UniversityD3MA4n/a
Alcorn State UniversityD1MS4n/a
Southeastern Oklahoma State UniversityD2OK4n/a
Newberry CollegeD2SC4n/a
North Greenville UniversityD2SC4n/a
Ferrum CollegeD2VA4n/a
University of MaineD1ME3n/a
State University of New York at CortlandD3NY3n/a
State University of New York at CantonD3NY3n/a
Carson-Newman UniversityD2TN3n/a
Gordon CollegeD3MA2$51,479
Montana State University BillingsD2MT2n/a
DePaul UniversityD1IL1n/a
Western Michigan UniversityD1MI1$47,227
Lindenwood UniversityD1MO1n/a
Catawba CollegeD2NC1n/a
Messiah UniversityD3PA1n/a
Benedict CollegeD2SC1$41,372
California State University, Dominguez HillsD2CA?n/a
California State University, NorthridgeD1CA?n/a
Gallaudet UniversityD3DC?n/a
Bethune-Cookman UniversityD1FL?n/a
Georgia CollegeD2GA?n/a
Asbury UniversityD3KY?n/a
Frostburg State UniversityD2MD?n/a
Springfield CollegeD3MA?n/a
University of Minnesota, Twin CitiesD1MN?$45,017
University of Nebraska at OmahaD1NE?n/a
University of Nevada, Las VegasD1NV?n/a
Brevard CollegeD3NC?n/a
University of ToledoD1OH?n/a
Black Hills State UniversityD2SD?n/a
University of South DakotaD1SD?$50,213
Texas A&M University, College StationD1TX?$53,595
Utah State UniversityD1UT?$39,091
Central Washington UniversityD2WA?n/a
Aurora UniversityD3IL?n/a
Central Michigan UniversityD1MI?$43,609
William Jewell CollegeD2MO?n/a
South Dakota State UniversityD1SD?n/a
Maryville College (Tennessee)D3TN?n/a
Davis & Elkins CollegeD2WV?n/a