Bachelor's+21% vs national median296 grads tracked
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies at CUNY Lehman College
Ranked 2nd of 50 bachelor's programs in Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$52,426
middle 50%: $36,151 – $65,353
Median · 5 years out
$60,793
middle 50%: $40,568 – $75,220
Median · 10 years out
$65,435
middle 50%: $47,379 – $86,904
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
CUNY Lehman College ranks highly among peers for Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies. Graduates earn a median $52k in year one and $65k by year ten.
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
6.4 yrs
≈ $7,003 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
$61,159 · 5 yrs out
Midwestern State University
$58,363 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University
$58,131 · 5 yrs out
Olivet Nazarene University
$56,312 · 5 yrs out
University of Missouri - Columbia
$54,840 · 5 yrs out
Arizona State University
$54,679 · 5 yrs out
University of Iowa
$54,515 · 5 yrs out
University of Utah
$54,051 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Bloomington
$53,648 · 5 yrs out
Christopher Newport University
$53,150 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Cortland
$52,872 · 5 yrs out
Oklahoma State University
$52,575 · 5 yrs out
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$118,745 · 5 yrs out
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$86,849 · 5 yrs out
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