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Master's+22% vs national median93 grads tracked

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology at Northeastern Illinois University

Ranked 9th of 113 master's programs in Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$67,570
middle 50%: $39,517 – $109,203
Median · 5 years out
$77,146
middle 50%: $52,636 – $112,246
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology (master's) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of Northeastern Illinois University's master's program in Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology earn a median $67,570 one year after graduating, rising to $77,146 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 22% above the national median of $63,275 for this field, ranking 9th of 113 reporting programs.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.

Will the degree pay for itself?

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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
4.9 yrs
≈ $5,223 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Massachusetts - Amherst
$84,610 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Queens College
$82,048 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Madison
$82,048 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas of the Permian Basin
$80,163 · 5 yrs out
Bridgewater State University
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
Southern Connecticut State University
$78,872 · 5 yrs out
Montana State University - Billings
$76,015 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston
$76,015 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
$75,158 · 5 yrs out
Concordia University - Saint Paul
$74,301 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at El Paso
$73,347 · 5 yrs out
University of Michigan
$72,585 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Northeastern Illinois University

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$108,546 · 5 yrs out
History (Master's)
$107,901 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Master's)
$97,859 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Master's)
$95,990 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$89,069 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$89,069 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$88,000 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$84,309 · 5 yrs out
Social Sciences (Master's)
$73,271 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$70,625 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Master's)
$69,841 · 5 yrs out
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Master's)
$69,400 · 5 yrs out

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