Master's+9% vs national median775 grads tracked
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology at Texas A&M University
Ranked 28th of 113 master's programs in Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$48,419
middle 50%: $34,546 – $64,243
Median · 5 years out
$69,154
middle 50%: $54,703 – $88,216
Median · 10 years out
$87,895
middle 50%: $69,853 – $115,566
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
Master's level graduates in Parks and Recreation earn $48k in year one. Ten-year earnings reach $88k.
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
6.1 yrs
≈ $6,884 total interest
Same major at other universities
Southern Utah University
$70,527 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston - Clear Lake
$70,402 · 5 yrs out
Texas Woman's University
$70,184 · 5 yrs out
University of Connecticut
$69,584 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
$69,368 · 5 yrs out
University of North Georgia
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Texas Tech University
$69,052 · 5 yrs out
Concordia University
$68,626 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
$68,263 · 5 yrs out
Southeastern Oklahoma State University
$68,098 · 5 yrs out
University of Utah
$67,967 · 5 yrs out
Midwestern State University
$67,936 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Texas A&M University
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$186,537 · 5 yrs out
Petroleum Engineering (Bachelor's)
$180,116 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Doctorate)
$156,283 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Doctorate)
$144,354 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$134,215 · 5 yrs out
Chemical Engineering (Bachelor's)
$124,690 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$122,898 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$120,639 · 5 yrs out
Science Technologies/Technicians (Master's)
$119,554 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Doctorate)
$119,132 · 5 yrs out
Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields (Doctorate)
$115,828 · 5 yrs out
Veterinary Medicine (Doctorate)
$115,828 · 5 yrs out
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