Master's+65% vs national median446 grads tracked
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology at CUNY Brooklyn College
Ranked 1st of 113 master's programs in Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$79,787
middle 50%: $50,265 – $100,375
Median · 5 years out
$104,245
middle 50%: $73,658 – $124,920
Median · 10 years out
$119,343
middle 50%: $96,190 – $139,272
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
CUNY Brooklyn College master's graduates in parks and recreation earn $80k in their first year. Ten-year median earnings reach $119k.
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
3.9 yrs
≈ $4,163 total interest
Same major at other universities
Pennsylvania State University (The)
$89,353 · 5 yrs out
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
Northeastern Illinois University
$77,146 · 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
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
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
Psychology (Master's)
$85,229 · 5 yrs out
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