Highest Earning Bachelor's Parks & Recreation Programs in California
These are the highest earning bachelor's parks & recreation programs in california, ranked by median earnings. The ranking includes 42 programs, with California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo leading at $75,181.
| Rank | Institution | Program | State | Earnings | Completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo | Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies | CA | $75,181 | 102 |
| 2 | California State University-East Bay | Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies | CA | $68,227 | 33 |
| 3 | Sonoma State University | Sports & Fitness | CA | $67,351 | 80 |
| 4 | Saint Mary's College of California | Sports & Fitness | CA | $66,265 | 35 |
| 5 | Pepperdine University | Sports & Fitness | CA | $65,100 | 51 |
| 6 | California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo | Sports & Fitness | CA | $64,579 | 75 |
| 7 | National University | Sports & Fitness | CA | $62,748 | 14 |
| 8 | California State University-San Marcos | Sports & Fitness | CA | $61,252 | 164 |
| 9 | California Baptist University | Sports & Fitness | CA | $60,816 | 130 |
| 10 | San Diego State University | Sports & Fitness | CA | $59,914 | 354 |
| 11 | California Lutheran University | Sports & Fitness | CA | $59,820 | 62 |
| 12 | California State University-Chico | Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies | CA | $59,765 | 49 |
| 13 | Concordia University-Irvine | Sports & Fitness | CA | $59,648 | 32 |
| 14 | California State University-Sacramento | Sports & Fitness | CA | $59,142 | 318 |
| 15 | San Francisco State University | Sports & Fitness | CA | $59,056 | 173 |
| 16 | California State University-Sacramento | Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies | CA | $59,041 | 56 |
| 17 | University of the Pacific | Sports & Fitness | CA | $59,012 | 49 |
| 18 | California State University-Long Beach | Sports & Fitness | CA | $57,643 | 264 |
| 19 | San Diego State University | Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies | CA | $57,093 | 18 |
| 20 | California State University-Stanislaus | Sports & Fitness | CA | $57,060 | 72 |
| 21 | California State University-East Bay | Sports & Fitness | CA | $56,938 | 152 |
| 22 | Westmont College | Sports & Fitness | CA | $56,878 | 42 |
| 23 | California State University-Fresno | Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies | CA | $56,336 | 26 |
| 24 | La Sierra University | Sports & Fitness | CA | $55,711 | 13 |
| 25 | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | Sports & Fitness | CA | $55,222 | 58 |
| 26 | San Francisco State University | Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies | CA | $55,212 | 18 |
| 27 | California State University-San Bernardino | Sports & Fitness | CA | $54,944 | 192 |
| 28 | California State University-Fresno | Sports & Fitness | CA | $54,849 | 304 |
| 29 | California State University-Long Beach | Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies | CA | $53,933 | 46 |
| 30 | William Jessup University | Sports & Fitness | CA | $53,692 | 18 |
| 31 | California State University-Bakersfield | Sports & Fitness | CA | $53,553 | 80 |
| 32 | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | Sports & Fitness | CA | $53,024 | 175 |
| 33 | California State University-Chico | Sports & Fitness | CA | $52,978 | 180 |
| 34 | California State University-Fullerton | Sports & Fitness | CA | $51,787 | 542 |
| 35 | Ashford University | Sports & Fitness | CA | $51,665 | 38 |
| 36 | Fresno Pacific University | Sports & Fitness | CA | $51,624 | 5 |
| 37 | California State University-Dominguez Hills | Sports & Fitness | CA | $51,185 | 119 |
| 38 | California State University-Northridge | Sports & Fitness | CA | $50,663 | 397 |
| 39 | California State University-Monterey Bay | Sports & Fitness | CA | $47,736 | 132 |
| 40 | Whittier College | Sports & Fitness | CA | $47,719 | 32 |
| 41 | California State University-Los Angeles | Sports & Fitness | CA | $44,930 | 274 |
| 42 | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies | CA | $40,566 | 11 |
Methodology
Programs in California ranked by highest earning. Only includes bachelor's programs in CIP family 31 (Parks & Recreation) with at least 10 completers. Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.