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Bachelor's+21% vs national median50 grads tracked

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology at Franklin College of Indiana

Ranked 7th of 273 bachelor's programs in Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$37,774
middle 50%: $31,905 – $48,487
Median · 5 years out
$69,154
middle 50%: $54,051 – $93,908
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 (bachelor's) graduates.

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

Graduates of Franklin College of Indiana's bachelor's program in Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology earn a median $37,774 one year after graduating, rising to $69,154 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 21% above the national median of $57,171 for this field, ranking 7th of 273 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
6.7 yrs
≈ $7,871 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Massachusetts - Amherst
$74,905 · 5 yrs out
University of Virginia
$74,791 · 5 yrs out
University of Michigan
$72,047 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Austin
$71,987 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Madison
$70,675 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Brooklyn College
$69,409 · 5 yrs out
University of Oklahoma
$68,802 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
$68,768 · 5 yrs out
College of William & Mary
$67,736 · 5 yrs out
St. Catherine University
$67,715 · 5 yrs out
Bethel University
$67,138 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University
$67,032 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Franklin College of Indiana

Economics (Bachelor's)
$88,826 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$81,500 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's)
$77,273 · 5 yrs out
Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's)
$76,015 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$75,704 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$70,870 · 5 yrs out
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor's)
$68,626 · 5 yrs out
Social Sciences (Bachelor's)
$62,278 · 5 yrs out
Biology, General (Bachelor's)
$61,827 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$61,218 · 5 yrs out
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (Bachelor's)
$55,261 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Bachelor's)
$54,522 · 5 yrs out

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