Highest Earning Bachelor's Parks & Recreation Programs in North Carolina
These are the highest earning bachelor's parks & recreation programs in north carolina, ranked by median earnings. The ranking includes 40 programs, with Wake Forest University leading at $79,599.
| Rank | Institution | Program | State | Earnings | Completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wake Forest University | Sports & Fitness | NC | $79,599 | 102 |
| 2 | Elon University | Sports & Fitness | NC | $68,178 | 86 |
| 3 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Sports & Fitness | NC | $63,286 | 365 |
| 4 | North Carolina State University at Raleigh | Sports & Fitness | NC | $60,488 | 115 |
| 5 | Gardner-Webb University | Sports & Fitness | NC | $58,061 | 17 |
| 6 | Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte | Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management | NC | $56,241 | 15 |
| 7 | Appalachian State University | Sports & Fitness | NC | $55,594 | 255 |
| 8 | Lenoir-Rhyne University | Sports & Fitness | NC | $53,609 | 40 |
| 9 | Wingate University | Sports & Fitness | NC | $52,822 | 70 |
| 10 | North Carolina State University at Raleigh | Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management | NC | $52,233 | 40 |
| 11 | University of North Carolina at Greensboro | Sports & Fitness | NC | $51,275 | 147 |
| 12 | Western Carolina University | Sports & Fitness | NC | $50,761 | 38 |
| 13 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management | NC | $50,241 | 32 |
| 14 | Campbell University | Sports & Fitness | NC | $49,087 | 99 |
| 15 | St. Andrews University | Sports & Fitness | NC | $49,068 | 19 |
| 16 | East Carolina University | Sports & Fitness | NC | $48,703 | 88 |
| 17 | Elizabeth City State University | Sports & Fitness | NC | $48,398 | 33 |
| 18 | East Carolina University | Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies | NC | $47,336 | 15 |
| 19 | Guilford College | Sports & Fitness | NC | $46,651 | 27 |
| 20 | Pfeiffer University | Sports & Fitness | NC | $46,322 | 24 |
| 21 | University of Mount Olive | Sports & Fitness | NC | $45,671 | 21 |
| 22 | Methodist University | Sports & Fitness | NC | $45,457 | 39 |
| 23 | Belmont Abbey College | Sports & Fitness | NC | $45,008 | 31 |
| 24 | Chowan University | Sports & Fitness | NC | $44,711 | 24 |
| 25 | Johnson C Smith University | Sports & Fitness | NC | $44,678 | 20 |
| 26 | North Carolina Central University | Sports & Fitness | NC | $44,678 | 36 |
| 27 | University of North Carolina at Pembroke | Sports & Fitness | NC | $44,669 | 85 |
| 28 | Catawba College | Sports & Fitness | NC | $44,296 | 40 |
| 29 | Shaw University | Sports & Fitness | NC | $44,010 | 20 |
| 30 | Winston-Salem State University | Sports & Fitness | NC | $43,313 | 76 |
| 31 | North Carolina A & T State University | Sports & Fitness | NC | $42,978 | 125 |
| 32 | University of North Carolina at Greensboro | Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies | NC | $42,838 | 46 |
| 33 | North Carolina Central University | Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management | NC | $42,426 | 16 |
| 34 | Western Carolina University | Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management | NC | $41,786 | 31 |
| 35 | Livingstone College | Sports & Fitness | NC | $41,765 | 21 |
| 36 | Queens University of Charlotte | Sports & Fitness | NC | $41,303 | 17 |
| 37 | Brevard College | Sports & Fitness | NC | $41,193 | 23 |
| 38 | Appalachian State University | Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management | NC | $41,052 | 81 |
| 39 | Saint Augustine's University | Sports & Fitness | NC | $38,086 | 12 |
| 40 | University of Mount Olive | Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies | NC | $38,052 | 13 |
Methodology
Programs in North Carolina 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.