Highest Earning Master's Parks & Recreation Programs
These are the highest earning master's parks & recreation programs, ranked by median earnings. The ranking includes 50 programs, with Columbia University in the City of New York leading at $107,139.
| Rank | Institution | Program | State | Earnings | Completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Columbia University in the City of New York | Sports & Fitness | NY | $107,139 | 86 |
| 2 | CUNY Brooklyn College | Sports & Fitness | NY | $88,828 | 8 |
| 3 | Northwestern University | Sports & Fitness | IL | $82,178 | 67 |
| 4 | Georgetown University | Sports & Fitness | DC | $81,035 | 166 |
| 5 | Drexel University | Sports & Fitness | PA | $79,407 | 13 |
| 6 | Adelphi University | Sports & Fitness | NY | $79,199 | 15 |
| 7 | University of San Francisco | Sports & Fitness | CA | $78,521 | 93 |
| 8 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | Sports & Fitness | NJ | $77,323 | 25 |
| 9 | Western Carolina University | Sports & Fitness | NC | $77,046 | 29 |
| 10 | University of Central Florida | Sports & Fitness | FL | $76,984 | 59 |
| 11 | University of Arkansas | Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management | AR | $75,025 | 21 |
| 12 | Plymouth State University | Sports & Fitness | NH | $73,964 | 18 |
| 13 | Northeastern University | Sports & Fitness | MA | $73,724 | 5 |
| 14 | Northeastern University Professional Programs | Sports & Fitness | MA | $73,724 | 40 |
| 15 | California State University-Fresno | Sports & Fitness | CA | $72,853 | 20 |
| 16 | California State University-Long Beach | Sports & Fitness | CA | $72,540 | 109 |
| 17 | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | Sports & Fitness | CA | $72,162 | 14 |
| 18 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Sports & Fitness | NC | $71,951 | 26 |
| 19 | Concordia University-Irvine | Sports & Fitness | CA | $71,776 | 237 |
| 20 | Southern Methodist University | Sports & Fitness | TX | $71,193 | 46 |
| 21 | Temple University | Sports & Fitness | PA | $70,566 | 58 |
| 22 | American Public University System | Sports & Fitness | WV | $70,509 | 172 |
| 23 | Texas A&M University-College Station | Sports & Fitness | TX | $70,383 | 70 |
| 24 | University of South Florida | Sports & Fitness | FL | $70,317 | 45 |
| 25 | St. John's University-New York | Sports & Fitness | NY | $69,548 | 41 |
| 26 | Gonzaga University | Sports & Fitness | WA | $69,533 | 24 |
| 27 | Manhattanville University | Sports & Fitness | NY | $69,345 | 11 |
| 28 | Central Washington University | Sports & Fitness | WA | $69,174 | 28 |
| 29 | University of Florida | Sports & Fitness | FL | $68,986 | 168 |
| 30 | California Baptist University | Sports & Fitness | CA | $68,926 | 86 |
| 31 | Ohio University-Main Campus | Sports & Fitness | OH | $68,913 | 137 |
| 32 | United States Sports University | Sports & Fitness | AL | $67,850 | 16 |
| 33 | University of South Carolina-Columbia | Sports & Fitness | SC | $67,786 | 38 |
| 34 | Southern Connecticut State University | Sports & Fitness | CT | $67,232 | 24 |
| 35 | Wayne State University | Sports & Fitness | MI | $66,774 | 44 |
| 36 | Coastal Carolina University | Sports & Fitness | SC | $66,494 | 15 |
| 37 | Concordia University-Chicago | Sports & Fitness | IL | $66,304 | 214 |
| 38 | Texas Tech University | Sports & Fitness | TX | $66,230 | 39 |
| 39 | University of Memphis | Sports & Fitness | TN | $66,104 | 47 |
| 40 | Florida Atlantic University | Sports & Fitness | FL | $66,095 | 15 |
| 41 | Belmont University | Sports & Fitness | TN | $65,709 | 46 |
| 42 | Northern Illinois University | Sports & Fitness | IL | $65,493 | 17 |
| 43 | Sul Ross State University | Sports & Fitness | TX | $65,321 | 27 |
| 44 | Austin Peay State University | Sports & Fitness | TN | $65,250 | 18 |
| 45 | Indiana University-Bloomington | Sports & Fitness | IN | $65,164 | 23 |
| 46 | Point Loma Nazarene University | Sports & Fitness | CA | $64,937 | 61 |
| 47 | Texas State University | Sports & Fitness | TX | $64,908 | 49 |
| 48 | University of Virginia-Main Campus | Sports & Fitness | VA | $64,896 | 14 |
| 49 | University of West Florida | Sports & Fitness | FL | $64,699 | 20 |
| 50 | Clemson University | Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management | SC | $64,371 | 31 |
Methodology
Programs ranked by highest earning. Only includes master's programs in CIP family 31 (Parks & Recreation) with at least 10 completers. Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.