Bachelor's-12% vs national median585 grads tracked
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology at Southern Oregon University
Ranked 205th of 273 bachelor's programs in Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$30,853
middle 50%: $22,881 – $43,787
Median · 5 years out
$50,157
middle 50%: $36,371 – $65,788
Median · 10 years out
$63,723
middle 50%: $47,368 – $81,671
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
Southern Oregon University graduates in Parks and Recreation earn a $31k median starting salary. By year ten, median earnings hit $64k.
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
8.6 yrs
≈ $10,491 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Northern Iowa
$50,419 · 5 yrs out
Rogers State University
$50,359 · 5 yrs out
University of Hawaii at Hilo
$50,311 · 5 yrs out
Southeastern Oklahoma State University
$50,257 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point
$50,234 · 5 yrs out
Augusta University
$50,220 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Commonwealth University
$50,111 · 5 yrs out
Old Dominion University
$50,081 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina -Greensboro
$50,055 · 5 yrs out
East Central University
$49,965 · 5 yrs out
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
$49,932 · 5 yrs out
Coastal Carolina University
$49,797 · 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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