Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Programs

Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies is offered at 172 institutions across the United States. Bachelor graduates earn a median salary ranging from $36,135 to $75,181, with the highest-earning program at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo ($75,181). The most common degree level is Bachelor (127), followed by Master (29) and Doctoral (6).

Bachelor (127) · Master (29) · Doctoral (6) · Associate (36) · Graduate Certificate (3) · Undergraduate Certificate (28)

Bachelor (127)

Institution State Median Earnings Completers
Brigham Young University UT $63,080 123
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo CA $75,181 102
University of Missouri-Columbia MO $55,280 89
Indiana University-Bloomington IN $57,334 87
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign IL $61,313 81
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania PA $56,525 70
University of Arkansas AR $52,701 58
California State University-Sacramento CA $59,041 56
Northern Arizona University AZ $50,501 56
California State University-Chico CA $59,765 49
California State University-Long Beach CA $53,933 46
University of North Carolina at Greensboro NC $42,838 46
University of Nebraska at Kearney NE $54,563 45
University of Iowa IA $57,098 43
Western Washington University WA $50,832 43
San Jose State University CA Not reported 42
University of Utah UT $59,855 39
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus OH $53,809 37
Arizona State University Digital Immersion AZ $52,355 35
Jacksonville State University AL Not reported 35
California State University-East Bay CA $68,227 33
Winona State University MN $54,381 29
Radford University VA $48,743 29
Oregon State University OR $46,044 29
Northwest Missouri State University MO Not reported 29
Show all 127 Bachelor programs
Institution State Median Earnings Completers
California State University-Fresno CA $56,336 26
University of Northern Iowa IA $48,506 26
Shepherd University WV $51,789 25
University of South Alabama AL $46,912 24
Grambling State University LA $45,159 23
Georgia Southern University GA $42,573 23
Pittsburg State University KS Not reported 22
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus OK $49,468 20
San Diego State University CA $57,093 18
San Francisco State University CA $55,212 18
Northern Michigan University MI $40,825 18
Ohio University-Main Campus OH $49,369 17
Western Colorado University CO $48,109 17
Missouri State University-Springfield MO $41,550 16
East Carolina University NC $47,336 15
Southern Utah University UT Not reported 15
University of Mount Olive NC $38,052 13
Arizona State University Campus Immersion AZ $52,355 12
Houghton University NY Not reported 12
CUNY Lehman College NY $47,163 11
Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science NY $41,797 11
California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt CA $40,566 11
University of Minnesota-Duluth MN $40,452 11
University of Central Oklahoma OK Not reported 11
Shaw University NC Not reported 10
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale IL $45,623 9
State University of New York at Plattsburgh NY Not reported 9
Southern Oregon University OR $36,135 8
Emporia State University KS $46,887 7
Alaska Pacific University AK Not reported 6
Mars Hill University NC Not reported 6
Midwestern State University TX $51,917 5
York College of Pennsylvania PA $40,692 5
Southeast Missouri State University MO $40,266 5
Ithaca College NY Not reported 5
Metropolitan State University of Denver CO $57,810 4
Salem State University MA Not reported 4
Alcorn State University MS Not reported 4
Newberry College SC Not reported 4
North Greenville University SC Not reported 4
Ferrum College VA Not reported 4
Eastern Washington University WA Not reported 4
University of Maine ME Not reported 3
State University of New York at Cortland NY Not reported 3
Carson-Newman University TN Not reported 3
Gordon College MA $51,479 2
Montana State University Billings MT Not reported 2
Central State University OH Not reported 2
West Virginia University Institute of Technology WV Not reported 2
Baker University KS Not reported 1
Lindenwood University MO Not reported 1
Messiah University PA Not reported 1
Simpson University CA Not reported 1
DePaul University IL Not reported 1
Indiana Institute of Technology IN Not reported 1
University of South Dakota SD $64,104 Not reported
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities MN $53,854 0
Texas A&M University-College Station TX $53,374 0
Ohio University-Eastern Campus OH $49,369 0
Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus OH $49,369 0
Ohio University-Southern Campus OH $49,369 0
Ohio University-Lancaster Campus OH $49,369 0
Ohio University-Zanesville Campus OH $49,369 0
Oregon State University-Cascades Campus OR $46,044 0
University of Southern Mississippi MS $45,056 Not reported
Benedict College SC $41,372 0
Central Michigan University MI $39,947 Not reported
Utah State University UT $39,091 0
University of Alaska Southeast AK Not reported 0
Ouachita Baptist University AR Not reported 0
California State University-Dominguez Hills CA Not reported 0
Graceland University-Lamoni IA Not reported Not reported
Asbury University KY Not reported Not reported
University of Baltimore MD Not reported 0
Frostburg State University MD Not reported 0
Springfield College MA Not reported 0
Spring Arbor University MI Not reported 0
Western Michigan University MI Not reported 0
William Jewell College MO Not reported Not reported
University of Nebraska at Omaha NE Not reported 0
University of Nevada-Las Vegas NV Not reported 0
CUNY Graduate School and University Center NY Not reported 0
California State University-Northridge CA Not reported 0
Brevard College NC Not reported 0
Catawba College NC Not reported 0
University of Toledo OH Not reported 0
Oral Roberts University OK Not reported Not reported
Southeastern Oklahoma State University OK Not reported Not reported
Black Hills State University SD Not reported 0
South Dakota State University SD Not reported Not reported
Cumberland University TN Not reported 0
Maryville College TN Not reported Not reported
Virginia Commonwealth University VA Not reported 0
Virginia Wesleyan University VA Not reported Not reported
Central Washington University WA Not reported 0
Davis & Elkins College WV Not reported Not reported
Gallaudet University DC Not reported 0
Bethune-Cookman University FL Not reported 0
Indiana Institute of Technology-College of Professional Studies IN Not reported Not reported
Georgia College & State University GA Not reported 0
Aurora University IL Not reported Not reported
Olivet Nazarene University IL Not reported 0

Master (29)

Institution State Median Earnings Completers
Northwest Missouri State University MO Not reported 35
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign IL $59,898 34
Indiana University-Bloomington IN $62,051 22
State University of New York at Cortland NY Not reported 15
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale IL $47,469 11
University of Toledo OH $56,105 10
East Carolina University NC Not reported 8
Northern Arizona University AZ Not reported 6
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus OK Not reported 6
California State University-Long Beach CA Not reported 5
Southern Oregon University OR Not reported 5
Ohio University-Main Campus OH Not reported 4
Arizona State University Campus Immersion AZ Not reported 3
University of Northern Iowa IA Not reported 3
California State University-Sacramento CA Not reported 3
University of Utah UT Not reported 2
San Francisco State University CA Not reported 2
California State University-Chico CA Not reported 0
University of Iowa IA Not reported Not reported
Springfield College MA Not reported Not reported
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities MN Not reported 0
Logan University MO Not reported Not reported
California State University-Northridge CA Not reported 0
State University of New York at Plattsburgh NY Not reported Not reported
University of South Dakota SD Not reported Not reported
Show all 29 Master programs
Institution State Median Earnings Completers
Texas A&M University-College Station TX Not reported 0
Virginia Commonwealth University VA Not reported 0
San Jose State University CA Not reported 0
University of Colorado Boulder CO Not reported 0

Doctoral (6)

Institution State Median Earnings Completers
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign IL Not reported 7
Arizona State University Campus Immersion AZ Not reported 3
University of Northern Iowa IA Not reported 2
University of Utah UT Not reported 2
University of Nevada-Las Vegas NV Not reported Not reported
Texas A&M University-College Station TX Not reported 0

Associate (36)

Institution State Median Earnings Completers
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College MS Not reported 60
CUNY Kingsborough Community College NY $30,327 35
South Georgia Technical College GA Not reported 18
Allan Hancock College CA Not reported 16
Butler County Community College PA $37,340 12
Sierra College CA Not reported 7
Garrett College MD Not reported 5
Sullivan County Community College NY Not reported 4
Feather River Community College District CA Not reported 3
Fresno City College CA Not reported 3
Red Rocks Community College CO Not reported 3
Central Georgia Technical College GA Not reported 3
Tompkins Cortland Community College NY Not reported 2
American River College CA Not reported 1
Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus NM Not reported 1
Cuesta College CA Not reported 1
Mohawk Valley Community College NY Not reported 1
Niagara County Community College NY Not reported 1
Dakota College at Bottineau ND Not reported 1
Central Arizona College AZ Not reported 0
Scottsdale Community College AZ Not reported Not reported
Eastern Maine Community College ME Not reported Not reported
University of Maine ME Not reported 0
Washington County Community College ME Not reported Not reported
Frederick Community College MD Not reported 0
Show all 36 Associate programs
Institution State Median Earnings Completers
Montgomery College MD Not reported 0
East Mississippi Community College MS Not reported 0
Holmes Community College MS Not reported 0
SUNY Corning Community College NY Not reported 0
College of the Canyons CA Not reported 0
El Camino Community College District CA Not reported 0
Lake Tahoe Community College CA Not reported 0
Palomar College CA Not reported 0
Central Wyoming College WY Not reported 0
Northwest College WY Not reported 0
Warren County Community College NJ Not reported 0

Graduate Certificate (3)

Institution State Median Earnings Completers
California State University-Long Beach CA Not reported 3
Clemson University SC Not reported 0
Indiana University-Bloomington IN Not reported 0

Undergraduate Certificate (28)

Institution State Median Earnings Completers
Texas A&M University-College Station TX Not reported 49
Red Rocks Community College CO Not reported 27
South Georgia Technical College GA Not reported 17
Pittsburg State University KS Not reported 7
Fresno City College CA Not reported 7
Miami University-Oxford OH Not reported 4
Central Georgia Technical College GA Not reported 3
Gwinnett Technical College GA Not reported 3
Northern Arizona University AZ Not reported 1
Allan Hancock College CA Not reported 1
Temple University PA Not reported 1
Concordia University-Wisconsin WI Not reported 1
University of Alaska Southeast AK Not reported 0
Central Arizona College AZ Not reported 0
Washington County Community College ME Not reported Not reported
Frederick Community College MD Not reported 0
Garrett College MD Not reported 0
Cypress College CA Not reported 0
Feather River Community College District CA Not reported 0
State University of New York at Plattsburgh NY Not reported 0
Butler County Community College PA Not reported Not reported
Lake Tahoe Community College CA Not reported 0
Northwest College WY Not reported 0
Athens Technical College GA Not reported Not reported
Sierra College CA Not reported 0
Show all 28 Undergraduate Certificate programs
Institution State Median Earnings Completers
Simpson University CA Not reported 0
Metropolitan State University of Denver CO Not reported Not reported
Atlanta Technical College GA Not reported 0