Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies at University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Greensboro, NC · Bachelor's Degree · about 46 graduates a year

$31,561
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$42,838
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$50,983
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#50 of 63
Rank by pay
#45 of 63
Rank, wage-adjusted
$24,250
Median federal debt

University of North Carolina at Greensboro graduates in parks, recreation, and leisure studies earn 16% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 57% of one year’s pay at that point.

How University of North Carolina at Greensboro 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
…
47Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, IL$45,623$44,824#50$32,357
48Grambling State University Grambling, LA$45,159$52,275#31$19,830
49University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, MS$45,056$54,667#16$25,354
50University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC$42,838$45,971#45$31,561
51Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA$42,573$44,072#53$31,086
52Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science Paul Smiths, NY$41,797$39,782#59$27,543
53Missouri State University-Springfield Springfield, MO$41,550$44,550#51$28,345

Other Majors at University of North Carolina at Greensboro by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Science$86,372$67,781#270 of 349
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$80,383$68,115#704 of 966
Accounting and Related Services$70,389$47,207#475 of 796
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications$68,293$48,077#34 of 37
Finance and Financial Management Services$64,077$40,445#406 of 452
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$61,940$36,783#74 of 110
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$61,620—#72 of 215
Mathematics$61,555$24,619#244 of 309
Business/Managerial Economics$60,309$43,790#79 of 84
Business Administration, Management and Operations$56,225$43,451#929 of 1176
Geography and Cartography$55,532$25,975#84 of 117
Design and Applied Arts$55,394$38,858#122 of 299
International Business$55,099—#107 of 115
Public Health$53,124$42,239#141 of 215
Biology$52,194$31,922#618 of 841
Nutrition Sciences$51,802$32,525#50 of 53
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$51,778$43,342#176 of 680
Political Science and Government$51,657$30,925#493 of 565
Apparel and Textiles$51,510$40,059#45 of 57
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$51,275$29,482#366 of 610
Economics$50,863—#366 of 368
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$50,695$35,191#174 of 225
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$48,671$43,033#229 of 345
Special Education and Teaching$48,151$42,967#125 of 177
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management$48,070—#38 of 55
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$47,717—#57 of 67
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$46,146$31,245#365 of 476
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$46,140$33,878#99 of 172
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies$45,294$29,723#86 of 103
Dance$45,084$24,295#20 of 58

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do University of North Carolina at Greensboro parks, recreation, and leisure studies graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $31,561 one year after graduating and $42,838 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does University of North Carolina at Greensboro rank for parks, recreation, and leisure studies?

Among 63 colleges reporting earnings for parks, recreation, and leisure studies graduates, University of North Carolina at Greensboro ranks #50 by median pay four years after graduation, and #45 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is parks, recreation, and leisure studies at University of North Carolina at Greensboro worth it?

Its graduates earn 16% less than the national median for parks, recreation, and leisure studies ($50,983), and the median federal debt at graduation is $24,250.

← All data for University of North Carolina at Greensboro · 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.