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Bachelor's-19% vs national median96 grads tracked

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology at Eastern Mennonite University

Ranked 242nd of 273 bachelor's programs in Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$32,883
middle 50%: $24,348 – $42,800
Median · 5 years out
$46,359
middle 50%: $34,040 – $65,458
Median · 10 years out
$51,223
middle 50%: $39,884 – $79,787

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

Graduates of Eastern Mennonite University's bachelor's program in Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology earn a median $32,883 one year after graduating, rising to $51,223 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 19% below the national median of $57,171 for this field, ranking 242nd of 273 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
9.3 yrs
≈ $10,978 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Maine
$46,967 · 5 yrs out
Western Carolina University
$46,883 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina at Pembroke
$46,799 · 5 yrs out
Limestone University
$46,764 · 5 yrs out
Emmanuel University
$46,532 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Wesleyan University
$46,532 · 5 yrs out
Indiana Wesleyan University
$46,298 · 5 yrs out
Charleston Southern University
$46,108 · 5 yrs out
Aurora University
$46,043 · 5 yrs out
Coker University
$45,751 · 5 yrs out
North Greenville University
$45,751 · 5 yrs out
Winston-Salem State University
$45,662 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Eastern Mennonite University

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$89,578 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$87,045 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$86,772 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$83,557 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$71,002 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$69,661 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$68,626 · 5 yrs out
Biology, General (Bachelor's)
$67,967 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$67,887 · 5 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)
$67,426 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$67,138 · 5 yrs out
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Bachelor's)
$62,393 · 5 yrs out

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