Bachelor's+17% vs national median143 grads tracked
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology at Bethel University
Ranked 12th of 273 bachelor's programs in Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$32,572
middle 50%: $23,829 – $43,114
Median · 5 years out
$67,138
middle 50%: $44,737 – $85,815
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
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure graduates from Bethel University earn $33k in their first year. Median salaries jump to $67k by year five.
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
7.1 yrs
≈ $8,546 total interest
Same major at other universities
CUNY Brooklyn College
$69,409 · 5 yrs out
Franklin College of Indiana
$69,154 · 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
Texas A&M University
$67,032 · 5 yrs out
Westfield State University
$66,902 · 5 yrs out
Shenandoah University
$66,779 · 5 yrs out
Elmhurst University
$65,602 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Chicago
$65,596 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Queens College
$65,498 · 5 yrs out
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$131,944 · 5 yrs out
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$120,744 · 5 yrs out
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$101,158 · 5 yrs out
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$97,110 · 5 yrs out
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$95,481 · 5 yrs out
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$94,689 · 5 yrs out
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$91,075 · 5 yrs out
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$87,420 · 5 yrs out
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