Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies at Bowling Green State University-Main Campus

Bowling Green, OH · Bachelor's Degree · about 37 graduates a year

$32,709
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$53,809
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$50,983
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#21 of 63
Rank by pay
#12 of 63
Rank, wage-adjusted
$26,000
Median federal debt

Bowling Green State University-Main Campus graduates in parks, recreation, and leisure studies earn 6% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 48% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Bowling Green State University-Main Campus 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
…
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
22Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX$53,374$54,266#18—
23University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR$52,701$62,104#3$31,567
24Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ$52,355$53,796#20$43,149

Other Majors at Bowling Green State University-Main Campus by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Engineering$93,626$67,949#158 of 189
Engineering-Related Fields$89,514$65,996#18 of 33
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations$86,245$58,773#5 of 27
Management Information Systems and Services$84,838$65,280#78 of 166
Information Science/Studies$84,273$60,359#73 of 148
Construction Engineering$82,365$69,146#11 of 13
Business Administration, Management and Operations$79,291$60,807#151 of 1176
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$78,798$68,261#771 of 966
Accounting and Related Services$77,880$55,838#298 of 796
Finance and Financial Management Services$76,659$53,707#235 of 452
Air Transportation$75,845$33,172#39 of 52
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians$75,677$66,669#11 of 15
Economics$74,844$52,864#229 of 368
Mathematics$74,705$46,678#117 of 309
International Business$74,183$53,188#53 of 115
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$73,290$62,869#55 of 93
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$70,583$42,296#40 of 178
Computer and Information Sciences$70,493$53,257#380 of 459
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services$69,239—#21 of 37
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences$66,280$34,040#27 of 61
Marketing$65,926$47,272#275 of 516
Health and Medical Administrative Services$61,483$44,655#120 of 275
Chemistry$60,065$43,840#159 of 209
Environmental Design$59,873$43,843#4 of 12
Business/Commerce$59,221$46,018#211 of 271
Political Science and Government$58,254$37,329#372 of 565
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$57,196—#129 of 215
Public Health$56,114$47,019#118 of 215
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services$54,796$29,896#43 of 70
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences$54,424$35,810#98 of 156

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Bowling Green State University-Main Campus parks, recreation, and leisure studies graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $32,709 one year after graduating and $53,809 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Bowling Green State University-Main Campus rank for parks, recreation, and leisure studies?

Among 63 colleges reporting earnings for parks, recreation, and leisure studies graduates, Bowling Green State University-Main Campus ranks #21 by median pay four years after graduation, and #12 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is parks, recreation, and leisure studies at Bowling Green State University-Main Campus worth it?

Its graduates earn 6% more than the national median for parks, recreation, and leisure studies ($50,983), and the median federal debt at graduation is $26,000.

← All data for Bowling Green State University-Main Campus · 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.