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Bachelor's-10% vs national median132 grads tracked

Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies at Southern Oregon University

Ranked 37th of 50 bachelor's programs in Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$28,103
middle 50%: $20,805 – $45,075
Median · 5 years out
$45,300
middle 50%: $31,171 – $61,545
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report

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

Graduates of Southern Oregon University's bachelor's program in Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies earn a median $28,103 one year after graduating, rising to $45,300 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 10% below the national median of $50,060 for this field, ranking 37th of 50 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
10.3 yrs
≈ $12,210 total interest

Same major at other universities

Radford University
$47,093 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina -Greensboro
$46,569 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Wesleyan University
$46,532 · 5 yrs out
Georgia Southern University
$46,389 · 5 yrs out
Southern Utah University
$46,249 · 5 yrs out
Georgia College & State University
$45,751 · 5 yrs out
Aurora University
$44,669 · 5 yrs out
University of Minnesota Duluth
$44,612 · 5 yrs out
Newberry College
$44,549 · 5 yrs out
Missouri State University
$44,424 · 5 yrs out
Grambling State University
$43,532 · 5 yrs out
Western Colorado University
$42,872 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Southern Oregon University

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$91,050 · 5 yrs out
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Master's)
$89,177 · 5 yrs out
Visual and Performing Arts (Master's)
$87,528 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Master's)
$84,400 · 5 yrs out
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Master's)
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$72,134 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$71,863 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other (Bachelor's)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$66,779 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's)
$63,705 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$63,377 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$62,848 · 5 yrs out

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