Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies
Ranked by 5-year median salary · Bachelor's degree · 38 institutions with data
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| # | Institution | State | Year 1 | Year 5 Median | Year 10 | PP Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | IL | $37,484 | $61,159 | $81,907 | $66,622 |
| 2 | CUNY Lehman College | NY | $52,426 | $60,793 | $65,435 | $46,055 |
| 3 | Texas A&M University | TX | $36,956 | $58,131 | $68,291 | $63,117 |
| 4 | University of Missouri - Columbia | MO | $36,239 | $54,840 | $61,245 | $61,480 |
| 5 | Arizona State University | AZ | $40,445 | $54,679 | $69,229 | $51,342 |
| 6 | University of Iowa | IA | $36,463 | $54,515 | $62,306 | $61,115 |
| 7 | University of Utah | UT | $35,757 | $54,051 | $69,466 | $52,223 |
| 8 | Indiana University - Bloomington | IN | $36,779 | $53,648 | $66,020 | $59,345 |
| 9 | Christopher Newport University | VA | $31,702 | $53,150 | $60,785 | $51,854 |
| 10 | University of Minnesota - Twin Cities | MN | $34,289 | $52,354 | $68,867 | $55,637 |
| 11 | Metropolitan State University of Denver | CO | $37,219 | $51,960 | $64,175 | $49,439 |
| 12 | Oregon State University | OR | $32,599 | $50,676 | $66,562 | $44,336 |
| 13 | Southeastern Oklahoma State University | OK | $35,233 | $50,257 | $59,105 | $58,303 |
| 14 | Virginia Commonwealth University | VA | $37,592 | $50,111 | $62,251 | $48,889 |
| 15 | Bowling Green State University | OH | $32,281 | $50,101 | $52,920 | $55,606 |
| 16 | University of Georgia | GA | $33,883 | $50,060 | $59,848 | $55,315 |
| 17 | Winona State University | MN | $34,478 | $50,026 | $58,128 | $53,163 |
| 18 | Northern Arizona University | AZ | $35,693 | $49,951 | $65,579 | $46,902 |
| 19 | University of South Dakota | SD | $33,431 | $49,057 | $56,212 | $52,300 |
| 20 | Ohio University | OH | $33,230 | $49,000 | $59,187 | $54,384 |
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Data sources: US Census Bureau Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes (PSEO). Cost-of-living index: BLS Regional CPI & MIT Living Wage Project. Cost of attendance: IPEDS. For informational use only; data may be suppressed for small cohort sizes.