Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management
2,072 students earn a parks, recreation, and leisure facilities management credential each year across 127 US colleges. Earnings below are the median for each school's graduates one and five years after finishing; debt is the median federal loan balance at completion.
- Typical earnings, 1 year out
- $34,040
- Typical earnings, 5 years out
- $47,171
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Bachelor's programs — 97 colleges
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1Southern Connecticut State UniversityNew Haven, Connecticut18$46,2741 year out$50,895$25,0002University of FloridaGainesville, Florida55$41,0461 year out$52,792$18,6063University of Florida-OnlineGainesville, Florida18$41,0461 year out$52,792$18,6064Illinois State UniversityNormal, Illinois76$39,1041 year out$47,002$22,0005Southwestern Oklahoma State UniversityWeatherford, Oklahoma22$38,5061 year out—$19,7576University of New Hampshire-Main CampusDurham, New Hampshire48$38,2011 year out$56,149$27,0007North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, North Carolina40$38,1161 year out$50,810$20,5008South Dakota State UniversityBrookings, South Dakota23$38,0761 year out$49,651$25,0939Kean UniversityUnion, New Jersey18$37,8841 year out$59,761$27,62510Kansas State UniversityManhattan, Kansas16$37,0831 year out—$26,00011University of North TexasDenton, Texas36$36,8571 year out$53,543$26,00012St. Joseph's University-New YorkBrooklyn, New York9$36,8471 year out$56,687$26,00013Northwest Missouri State UniversityMaryville, Missouri0$36,2471 year out$42,169$26,19814Minnesota State University-MankatoMankato, Minnesota31$36,2201 year out$51,659$27,00015Eastern Illinois UniversityCharleston, Illinois4$35,4251 year out—$22,50016Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, Michigan18$35,3431 year out—$24,93917University of MississippiUniversity, Mississippi36$35,3181 year out—$22,21318University of Northern ColoradoGreeley, Colorado15$35,3081 year out$56,189$24,25019Commonwealth University of PennsylvaniaBloomsburg, Pennsylvania8$35,2801 year out$44,161—20Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania76$35,1321 year out$55,121$24,41021Pennsylvania State University-World CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania7$35,1321 year out$55,121$24,41022Arkansas Tech UniversityRussellville, Arkansas13$35,0731 year out—$23,72623University of Wisconsin-La CrosseLa Crosse, Wisconsin18$34,4901 year out$49,815$22,00524Indiana State UniversityTerre Haute, Indiana10$34,0841 year out$50,136$25,00025Old Dominion UniversityNorfolk, Virginia35$34,0401 year out$47,451$25,00026East Stroudsburg University of PennsylvaniaEast Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania8$33,9551 year out$43,591$26,00027Colorado State University-Fort CollinsFort Collins, Colorado72$33,1611 year out$52,324$19,62828Clemson UniversityClemson, South Carolina110$32,9921 year out$47,171$22,59229Texas State UniversitySan Marcos, Texas39$32,6201 year out$46,540$23,00030Western Kentucky UniversityBowling Green, Kentucky7$32,2671 year out$40,705$26,00031Slippery Rock University of PennsylvaniaSlippery Rock, Pennsylvania42$32,0651 year out$41,281$26,00032University of North Carolina WilmingtonWilmington, North Carolina32$31,8731 year out$44,415$23,00033University of West GeorgiaCarrollton, Georgia56$31,4921 year out$53,752$28,75034Kent State University at KentKent, Ohio10$31,4221 year out$45,691$21,07435Johnson & Wales University-ProvidenceProvidence, Rhode Island43$30,9631 year out$50,488$27,00036Johnson & Wales University-OnlineProvidence, Rhode Island20$30,9631 year out$50,488$27,00037Johnson & Wales University-CharlotteCharlotte, North Carolina15$30,9631 year out$50,488$27,00038Western Carolina UniversityCullowhee, North Carolina31$30,4851 year out$41,615$22,25239SUNY BrockportBrockport, New York17$30,3881 year out$49,357$25,00040Middle Tennessee State UniversityMurfreesboro, Tennessee35$30,3501 year out$43,024$28,54541Eastern Kentucky UniversityRichmond, Kentucky17$30,3301 year out$36,662$25,61642Florida International UniversityMiami, Florida127$29,8621 year out$43,412$19,00043Appalachian State UniversityBoone, North Carolina81$29,6461 year out$39,498$19,70644Henderson State UniversityArkadelphia, Arkansas24$29,3071 year out—$25,00045Western Illinois UniversityMacomb, Illinois23$28,9781 year out$41,189$29,00046North Carolina Central UniversityDurham, North Carolina16$28,8631 year out$35,544$31,00047Central Washington UniversityEllensburg, Washington0$28,1401 year out$44,094$23,33348Brigham Young University-IdahoRexburg, Idaho44$27,9611 year out$42,423$12,56749Frostburg State UniversityFrostburg, Maryland21$25,3451 year out—$25,00050Florida State UniversityTallahassee, Florida38—1 year out$34,985—51Utah Tech UniversitySaint George, Utah34—1 year out——52Missouri Western State UniversitySaint Joseph, Missouri17—1 year out$41,623—53West Virginia UniversityMorgantown, West Virginia16—1 year out$41,378—54SUNY College of Technology at DelhiDelhi, New York13—1 year out——55University of MaineOrono, Maine12—1 year out——56Colorado Mesa UniversityGrand Junction, Colorado11—1 year out——57Keiser University-Ft LauderdaleFort Lauderdale, Florida11—1 year out——58University of IdahoMoscow, Idaho11—1 year out$40,440—59Chowan UniversityMurfreesboro, North Carolina11—1 year out——60Lindsey Wilson UniversityColumbia, Kentucky9—1 year out——61Saint Cloud State UniversitySaint Cloud, Minnesota9—1 year out$53,020$27,00062Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and SciencesFayette, Missouri9—1 year out——63Belmont Abbey CollegeBelmont, North Carolina9—1 year out——64Eastern Washington UniversityCheney, Washington9—1 year out—$21,38465Trine UniversityAngola, Indiana8—1 year out——66Mount Marty UniversityYankton, South Dakota8—1 year out——67Aurora UniversityAurora, Illinois7—1 year out——68New England CollegeHenniker, New Hampshire7—1 year out——69George Mason UniversityFairfax, Virginia7—1 year out——70Marshall UniversityHuntington, West Virginia7—1 year out——71Hannibal-LaGrange UniversityHannibal, Missouri6—1 year out——72Wingate UniversityWingate, North Carolina6—1 year out——73Chicago State UniversityChicago, Illinois5—1 year out——74University of St FrancisJoliet, Illinois5—1 year out$38,999—75Oklahoma Baptist UniversityShawnee, Oklahoma5—1 year out——76Alabama State UniversityMontgomery, Alabama4—1 year out——77Springfield CollegeSpringfield, Massachusetts4—1 year out——78Lees-McRae CollegeBanner Elk, North Carolina4—1 year out——79University of Central OklahomaEdmond, Oklahoma4—1 year out——80Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended StudiesFayette, Missouri4—1 year out——81Pennsylvania Western UniversityCalifornia, Pennsylvania4—1 year out——82College of the OzarksPoint Lookout, Missouri3—1 year out——83State University of New York at CortlandCortland, New York3—1 year out——84Baldwin Wallace UniversityBerea, Ohio3—1 year out——85Ball State UniversityMuncie, Indiana2—1 year out——86Lake Superior State UniversitySault Ste Marie, Michigan2—1 year out——87Cheyney University of PennsylvaniaCheyney, Pennsylvania2—1 year out——88Vermont State UniversityRandolph, Vermont2—1 year out——89Trinity Christian CollegePalos Heights, Illinois1—1 year out——90Indiana Wesleyan University-MarionMarion, Indiana1—1 year out——91Western Michigan UniversityKalamazoo, Michigan1—1 year out——92Oregon State UniversityCorvallis, Oregon1—1 year out——93Davis & Elkins CollegeElkins, West Virginia1—1 year out——94Central Michigan UniversityMount Pleasant, Michigan0—1 year out$50,731—95The University of MontanaMissoula, Montana0—1 year out$40,650—96California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, California——1 year out$73,743—97University of North Carolina at GreensboroGreensboro, North Carolina——1 year out$45,403—
Associate programs — 21 colleges
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1Professional Golfers Career CollegeTemecula, California40$30,0641 year out$40,576$12,0002Keiser University-Ft LauderdaleFort Lauderdale, Florida41$29,4711 year out$33,980$16,6253Green River CollegeAuburn, Washington11—1 year out——4Sullivan County Community CollegeLoch Sheldrake, New York9—1 year out——5Madison Area Technical CollegeMadison, Wisconsin7—1 year out——6Herkimer County Community CollegeHerkimer, New York6—1 year out——7Santa Rosa Junior CollegeSanta Rosa, California5—1 year out——8Southwest Wisconsin Technical CollegeFennimore, Wisconsin4—1 year out——9Augusta Technical CollegeAugusta, Georgia3—1 year out——10Tompkins Cortland Community CollegeDryden, New York3—1 year out——11Snow CollegeEphraim, Utah3—1 year out——12Central Arizona CollegeCoolidge, Arizona2—1 year out——13Scottsdale Community CollegeScottsdale, Arizona2—1 year out——14East Mississippi Community CollegeScooba, Mississippi2—1 year out——15Truckee Meadows Community CollegeReno, Nevada2—1 year out——16Gogebic Community CollegeIronwood, Michigan1—1 year out——17Anoka Technical CollegeAnoka, Minnesota1—1 year out——18North Country Community CollegeSaranac Lake, New York1—1 year out——19SUNY College of Technology at DelhiDelhi, New York1—1 year out$32,413—20Spokane Community CollegeSpokane, Washington1—1 year out——21Central Wyoming CollegeRiverton, Wyoming1—1 year out——
Certificate programs — 16 colleges
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1Augusta Technical CollegeAugusta, Georgia10—1 year out——2Tidewater Community CollegeNorfolk, Virginia7—1 year out——3Reedley CollegeReedley, California5—1 year out——4Central Arizona CollegeCoolidge, Arizona3—1 year out——5Butte CollegeOroville, California3—1 year out——6Mt San Antonio CollegeWalnut, California3—1 year out——7Santa Rosa Junior CollegeSanta Rosa, California3—1 year out——8Montgomery CollegeRockville, Maryland3—1 year out——9Laurel Ridge Community CollegeMiddletown, Virginia3—1 year out——10Northern Virginia Community CollegeAnnandale, Virginia3—1 year out——11University of FloridaGainesville, Florida2—1 year out——12Scottsdale Community CollegeScottsdale, Arizona1—1 year out——13Cincinnati State Technical and Community CollegeCincinnati, Ohio1—1 year out——14Bucks County Community CollegeNewtown, Pennsylvania1—1 year out——15Bellevue CollegeBellevue, Washington1—1 year out——16Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina CampusCarolina, Puerto Rico1—1 year out——
US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data (4-digit CIP). Graduates are conferrals in the most recent IPEDS year; earnings cover federally-aided completers who are working and not enrolled; medians for small programs are privacy-suppressed (—).