Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies at Oregon State University-Cascades Campus

Bend, OR · Bachelor's Degree

$34,451
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$46,044
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$50,983
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#46 of 63
Rank by pay
#44 of 63
Rank, wage-adjusted
$20,104
Median federal debt

Oregon State University-Cascades Campus graduates in parks, recreation, and leisure studies earn 10% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 44% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Oregon State University-Cascades 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
…
43University of South Alabama Mobile, AL$46,912$53,249#23$33,557
44Emporia State University Emporia, KS$46,887$48,676#41—
45Oregon State University Corvallis, OR$46,044$46,315#43$34,451
46Oregon State University-Cascades Campus Bend, OR$46,044$46,315#44$34,451
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

Other Majors at Oregon State University-Cascades Campus by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Science$121,405$85,376#75 of 349
Construction Engineering$105,964$80,936#4 of 13
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$105,359$77,636#59 of 258
Physics$103,167$48,169#6 of 107
Industrial Engineering$101,653$78,425#29 of 94
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$100,182$48,134#30 of 118
Engineering$94,278$71,549#10 of 19
Nuclear Engineering$94,105$69,657#10 of 12
Mechanical Engineering$93,740$68,686#113 of 318
Chemical Engineering$92,741$71,618#111 of 158
Civil Engineering$89,822$70,635#58 of 233
Management Information Systems and Services$88,149$63,000#61 of 166
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering$87,699$68,223#7 of 46
Manufacturing Engineering$85,369$72,154#12 of 15
Agricultural Engineering$81,691$54,095#20 of 26
Finance and Financial Management Services$78,427$52,156#215 of 452
Chemistry$78,417$41,779#27 of 209
Accounting and Related Services$75,219$53,694#350 of 796
Business Administration, Management and Operations$73,660$47,555#264 of 1176
Marketing$73,205$45,015#143 of 516
Mathematics$72,318$45,204#137 of 309
Agricultural Business and Management$72,311$52,031#17 of 77
Forest Engineering$72,107$51,279—
Economics$70,436$45,708#268 of 368
Food Science and Technology$63,531$43,923#25 of 29
Political Science and Government$63,354$39,157#250 of 565
Public Health$62,633$40,682#66 of 215
Communication and Media Studies$61,096$40,737#145 of 660
Design and Applied Arts$60,434$35,614#78 of 299
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services$59,184$23,086#17 of 50

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Oregon State University-Cascades Campus parks, recreation, and leisure studies graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $34,451 one year after graduating and $46,044 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Oregon State University-Cascades Campus rank for parks, recreation, and leisure studies?

Among 63 colleges reporting earnings for parks, recreation, and leisure studies graduates, Oregon State University-Cascades Campus ranks #46 by median pay four years after graduation, and #44 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is parks, recreation, and leisure studies at Oregon State University-Cascades Campus worth it?

Its graduates earn 10% less than the national median for parks, recreation, and leisure studies ($50,983), and the median federal debt at graduation is $20,104.

← All data for Oregon State University-Cascades 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.