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Certificate (under 1 year)+23% vs national median35 grads tracked

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology at Cincinnati State Technical & Community College

Ranked 7th of 14 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$28,392
middle 50%: $19,499 – $37,316
Median · 5 years out
$48,030
middle 50%: $31,171 – $73,442
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 (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of Cincinnati State Technical & Community College's certificate (under 1 year) program in Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology earn a median $28,392 one year after graduating, rising to $48,030 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 23% above the national median of $39,078 for this field, ranking 7th of 14 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?

Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.

Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
9.7 yrs
≈ $11,551 total interest

Same major at other universities

Ohio University
$84,610 · 5 yrs out
University of Arizona (The)
$80,540 · 5 yrs out
Northern Arizona University
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis
$56,116 · 5 yrs out
Tidewater Community College
$50,129 · 5 yrs out
Norwalk Community College
$48,096 · 5 yrs out
Prairie State College
$45,751 · 5 yrs out
McHenry County College
$44,549 · 5 yrs out
Sinclair Community College
$39,998 · 5 yrs out
Lorain County Community College
$39,078 · 5 yrs out
Vermilion Community College
$34,840 · 5 yrs out
Northern Virginia Community College
$34,840 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Cincinnati State Technical & Community College

Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$103,197 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$84,631 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$76,734 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$76,680 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Associate)
$75,070 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$74,364 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Associate)
$73,650 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$72,224 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$71,690 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$71,487 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Associate)
$70,474 · 5 yrs out

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