Bachelor's-4% vs national median381 grads tracked
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology at Roanoke College
Ranked 129th of 273 bachelor's programs in Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$32,365
middle 50%: $24,608 – $43,085
Median · 5 years out
$54,679
middle 50%: $39,897 – $71,507
Median · 10 years out
$65,759
middle 50%: $50,338 – $86,636
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
Roanoke College graduates in Kinesiology start with a $32.4k median salary. Ten-year earnings grow to $65.8k.
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
8.1 yrs
≈ $9,721 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Louisiana at Monroe
$54,894 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Oregon University
$54,888 · 5 yrs out
Eureka College
$54,881 · 5 yrs out
University of Missouri - Columbia
$54,840 · 5 yrs out
Marymount University
$54,757 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Connecticut State University
$54,713 · 5 yrs out
West Virginia University
$54,647 · 5 yrs out
Prairie View Agricultural & Mechanical University
$54,476 · 5 yrs out
University of Northwestern- St Paul
$54,427 · 5 yrs out
University of Southern Indiana
$54,414 · 5 yrs out
Concordia University
$54,365 · 5 yrs out
Metropolitan State University of Denver
$54,348 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Roanoke College
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$111,513 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$74,872 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$73,958 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$73,958 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$73,442 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's)
$68,236 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$68,236 · 5 yrs out
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$64,930 · 5 yrs out
Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor's)
$64,930 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$64,138 · 5 yrs out
Political Science and Government (Bachelor's)
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology (Bachelor's)
$62,360 · 5 yrs out
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