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Bachelor's+21% vs national median334 grads tracked

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology at CUNY Brooklyn College

Ranked 6th of 273 bachelor's programs in Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$34,970
middle 50%: $23,995 – $50,463
Median · 5 years out
$69,409
middle 50%: $41,154 – $91,460
Median · 10 years out
$85,965
middle 50%: $50,615 – $120,780

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 CUNY Brooklyn College's bachelor's program in Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology earn a median $34,970 one year after graduating, rising to $85,965 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 21% above the national median of $57,171 for this field, ranking 6th 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
≈ $8,090 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
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
Bethel University
$67,138 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at CUNY Brooklyn College

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Master's)
$108,220 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$108,116 · 5 yrs out
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology (Master's)
$104,245 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$104,001 · 5 yrs out
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Master's)
$102,614 · 5 yrs out
History (Master's)
$100,222 · 5 yrs out
Applied Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$99,994 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$94,983 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$93,682 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$88,532 · 5 yrs out
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs (Master's)
$85,965 · 5 yrs out
Computer Software and Media Applications (Bachelor's)
$85,664 · 5 yrs out

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