Bachelor's0% vs national median450 grads tracked
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies at Winona State University
Ranked 22nd of 50 bachelor's programs in Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$34,478
middle 50%: $26,027 – $43,373
Median · 5 years out
$50,026
middle 50%: $37,788 – $61,114
Median · 10 years out
$58,128
middle 50%: $45,903 – $75,281
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Winona State University alumni in Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies see median first-year pay of $34k. Five-year earnings grow to $50k for this bachelor's degree.
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
8.6 yrs
≈ $10,077 total interest
Same major at other universities
Ferrum College
$51,505 · 5 yrs out
Oregon State University
$50,676 · 5 yrs out
Southeastern Oklahoma State University
$50,257 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Commonwealth University
$50,111 · 5 yrs out
Bowling Green State University
$50,101 · 5 yrs out
University of Georgia
$50,060 · 5 yrs out
Northern Arizona University
$49,951 · 5 yrs out
Utah State University
$49,659 · 5 yrs out
University of South Dakota
$49,057 · 5 yrs out
Ohio University
$49,000 · 5 yrs out
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
$48,449 · 5 yrs out
East Carolina University
$48,362 · 5 yrs out
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$123,029 · 5 yrs out
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$95,058 · 5 yrs out
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$95,058 · 5 yrs out
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$92,387 · 5 yrs out
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$80,673 · 5 yrs out
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$79,787 · 5 yrs out
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$76,926 · 5 yrs out
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$75,525 · 5 yrs out
Management Information Systems and Services (Bachelor's)
$75,253 · 5 yrs out
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