Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies at Winona State University

Winona, MN · Bachelor's Degree · about 29 graduates a year

$35,062
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$54,381
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$50,983
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#18 of 63
Rank by pay
#33 of 63
Rank, wage-adjusted
$19,891
Median federal debt

Winona State University graduates in parks, recreation, and leisure studies earn 7% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 37% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Winona State University Compares for Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies

All 63 colleges reporting parks, recreation, and leisure studies earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA$75,181$68,410#2$39,157
2California State University-East Bay Hayward, CA$68,227$62,082#4$43,700
3University of South Dakota Vermillion, SD$64,104$69,001#1—
4Brigham Young University Provo, UT$63,080$59,785#9$47,596
5University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL$61,313$60,240#7$34,742
6University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT$59,855$56,728#13$37,009
7California State University-Chico Chico, CA$59,765$54,382#17$33,920
8California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA$59,041$53,723#22$40,338
9Metropolitan State University of Denver Denver, CO$57,810$54,064#19$42,886
10Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN$57,334$61,509#5$35,429
…
15University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO$55,280$59,272#10$38,725
16San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA$55,212$50,239#39$28,427
17University of Nebraska at Kearney Kearney, NE$54,563$56,393#14$28,241
18Winona State University Winona, MN$54,381$51,945#33$35,062
19California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA$53,933$49,075#40$35,532
20University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN$53,854$51,442#35$35,999
21Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green, OH$53,809$57,422#12$32,709

Other Majors at Winona State University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Materials Engineering$91,528$72,944#18 of 34
Computer Science$88,164$65,817#256 of 349
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$80,117$75,313#708 of 966
Management Information Systems and Services$76,708$64,613#100 of 166
Finance and Financial Management Services$75,807$52,188#244 of 452
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$73,400$65,883#51 of 93
Accounting and Related Services$72,768$55,898#409 of 796
Health and Medical Administrative Services$72,716$61,935#57 of 275
Marketing$70,203$49,340#183 of 516
Human Resources Management and Services$65,501$50,241#114 of 187
Chemistry$64,760—#124 of 209
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$63,303$41,742#79 of 610
Criminal Justice and Corrections$62,220$48,861#97 of 660
Business Administration, Management and Operations$61,878$47,097#726 of 1176
Biology$57,528$38,666#431 of 841
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies$55,235$40,406#99 of 207
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$55,113$41,866#130 of 225
Political Science and Government$55,027$35,631#435 of 565
Social Work$54,056$44,546#156 of 420
Communication and Media Studies$53,456$38,197#351 of 660
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$51,910—#222 of 253
Special Education and Teaching$49,824$46,697#111 of 177
Psychology$49,361$37,673#578 of 1027
Sociology$49,166$43,505#311 of 462
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies$48,808——
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$48,767$44,002#226 of 345
Fine and Studio Arts$48,258—#71 of 423
English Language and Literature$47,876—#316 of 576
Public Health$47,291$46,250#194 of 215
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$46,863$42,519#389 of 680

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Winona State University parks, recreation, and leisure studies graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $35,062 one year after graduating and $54,381 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Winona State University rank for parks, recreation, and leisure studies?

Among 63 colleges reporting earnings for parks, recreation, and leisure studies graduates, Winona State University ranks #18 by median pay four years after graduation, and #33 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is parks, recreation, and leisure studies at Winona State University worth it?

Its graduates earn 7% more than the national median for parks, recreation, and leisure studies ($50,983), and the median federal debt at graduation is $19,891.

← All data for Winona State University · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.