Best Schools for Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies - Top Salaries

#1

A

Arizona State University Campus Immersion

Tempe, AZ · Public

$41,565

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $31,566

Graduates: 22

Acceptance: 90.2%

#2

C

California State University-Sacramento

Sacramento, CA · Public

$38,751

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $35,960

Graduates: 120

Acceptance: 93.6%

#3

C

California State University-Chico

Chico, CA · Public

$38,072

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $34,427

Graduates: 107

Acceptance: 93.7%

#4

U

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, IL · Public

$37,568

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $36,770

Graduates: 70

Acceptance: 43.7%

#5

M

Metropolitan State University of Denver

Denver, CO · Public

$36,992

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $37,024

Graduates: 25

Acceptance: 99.1%

#6

U

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA · Public

$36,150

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $31,686

Graduates: 52

Acceptance: 84.7%

#7

T

Texas A & M University-College Station

College Station, TX · Public

$35,461

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $34,494

Graduates: 117

Acceptance: 63.2%

#8

U

University of Nebraska at Kearney

Kearney, NE · Public

$35,416

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $31,081

Graduates: 50

Acceptance: 85.8%

#9

C

California State University-Fresno

Fresno, CA · Public

$35,240

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $34,067

Graduates: 71

Acceptance: 96.4%

#10

I

Indiana University-Bloomington

Bloomington, IN · Public

$35,060

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $35,063

Graduates: 188

Acceptance: 80.4%

#11

B

Brigham Young University

Provo, UT · Private

$35,060

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $42,900

Graduates: 61

Acceptance: 69.2%

#12

C

California State University-Long Beach

Long Beach, CA · Public

$34,942

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $34,586

Graduates: 75

Acceptance: 47.1%

#13

W

Winona State University

Winona, MN · Public

$33,993

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $33,238

Graduates: 46

Acceptance: 68.5%

#14

U

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA · Public

$33,138

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $32,498

Graduates: 73

Acceptance: 94.4%

#15

U

University of Missouri-Columbia

Columbia, MO · Public

$33,043

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $34,388

Graduates: 103

Acceptance: 77.0%

#16

K

Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Kutztown, PA · Public

$33,022

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $33,459

Graduates: 119

Acceptance: 94.8%

#17

N

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, AZ · Public

$32,569

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $32,770

Graduates: 56

Acceptance: 91.0%

#18

W

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, MI · Public

$32,569

2yr Earnings

Acceptance: 84.7%

#19

C

Calvin University

Grand Rapids, MI · Private

$32,029

2yr Earnings

Acceptance: 71.3%

#20

V

Virginia Wesleyan University

Virginia Beach, VA · Private

$31,851

2yr Earnings

Acceptance: 71.3%

#21

S

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA · Public

$31,314

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $33,087

Graduates: 73

Acceptance: 96.2%

#22

O

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR · Public

$30,771

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $28,532

Graduates: 18

Acceptance: 78.8%

#23

O

Oregon State University-Cascades Campus

Bend, OR · Public

$30,771

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $28,532

Graduates: 18

Acceptance: 68.4%

#24

U

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD · Public

$30,650

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $33,236

Graduates: 27

Acceptance: 99.0%

#25

R

Radford University

Radford, VA · Public

$30,650

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $30,562

Graduates: 85

Acceptance: 90.6%

#26

S

Southern Illinois University-Carbondale

Carbondale, IL · Public

$30,409

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $25,457

Graduates: 39

Acceptance: 90.4%

#27

G

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA · Public

$30,228

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $29,808

Graduates: 76

Acceptance: 89.6%

#28

M

Missouri State University-Springfield

Springfield, MO · Public

$30,228

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $27,761

Graduates: 31

Acceptance: 91.0%

#29

S

State University of New York at Cortland

Cortland, NY · Public

$29,685

2yr Earnings

Acceptance: 50.7%

#30

U

University of Mount Olive

Mount Olive, NC · Private

$29,685

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $28,363

Graduates: 18

Acceptance: 77.8%

#31

S

Southern Utah University

Cedar City, UT · Public

$29,685

2yr Earnings

Acceptance: 80.5%

#32

S

Shepherd University

Shepherdstown, WV · Public

$29,685

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $34,185

Graduates: 58

Acceptance: 95.7%

#33

I

Ithaca College

Ithaca, NY · Private

$29,461

2yr Earnings

Acceptance: 69.9%

#34

U

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR · Public

$28,960

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $34,893

Graduates: 49

Acceptance: 71.7%

#35

O

Ohio University-Main Campus

Athens, OH · Public

$28,309

2yr Earnings

Acceptance: 84.8%

#36

U

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Minneapolis, MN · Public

$28,055

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $29,238

Graduates: 29

Acceptance: 77.0%

#37

C

California State University-East Bay

Hayward, CA · Public

$27,669

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $37,905

Graduates: 33

Acceptance: 96.8%

#38

G

Grambling State University

Grambling, LA · Public

$27,048

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $26,969

Graduates: 31

Acceptance: 23.7%

#39

S

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA · Public

$26,585

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $32,608

Graduates: 45

Acceptance: 34.4%

#40

G

Gordon College

Wenham, MA · Private

$26,353

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $35,399

Graduates: 16

Acceptance: 58.8%

#41

U

University of Southern Mississippi

Hattiesburg, MS · Public

$26,353

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $28,722

Graduates: 39

Acceptance: 99.4%

#42

B

Bowling Green State University-Main Campus

Bowling Green, OH · Public

$26,187

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $32,248

Graduates: 105

Acceptance: 80.6%

#43

C

Central State University

Wilberforce, OH · Public

$25,967

2yr Earnings

Acceptance: 46.0%

#44

U

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT · Public

$25,967

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $35,711

Graduates: 86

Acceptance: 87.2%

#45

W

Western Washington University

Bellingham, WA · Public

$25,812

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $26,359

Graduates: 75

Acceptance: 91.3%

#46

W

Western Colorado University

Gunnison, CO · Public

$25,194

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $22,704

Graduates: 17

Acceptance: 97.5%

#47

N

Northern Michigan University

Marquette, MI · Public

$25,194

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $24,288

Graduates: 30

Acceptance: 70.0%

#48

M

Midwestern State University

Wichita Falls, TX · Public

$25,194

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $29,899

Graduates: 17

Acceptance: 87.4%

#49

E

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC · Public

$24,421

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $26,887

Graduates: 40

Acceptance: 90.1%

#50

U

Utah State University

Logan, UT · Public

$24,421

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $25,661

Graduates: 18

Acceptance: 93.6%