Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies at York College of Pennsylvania

York, PA · Bachelor's Degree · about 5 graduates a year

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Median pay 1 year after graduating
$40,692
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$50,983
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#56 of 63
Rank by pay
#57 of 63
Rank, wage-adjusted
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Median federal debt

York College of Pennsylvania graduates in parks, recreation, and leisure studies earn 20% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating.

How York College of Pennsylvania 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
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53Missouri State University-Springfield Springfield, MO$41,550$44,550#51$28,345
54Benedict College Columbia, SC$41,372$45,875#46$17,324
55Northern Michigan University Marquette, MI$40,825$43,045#55$28,890
56York College of Pennsylvania York, PA$40,692$41,384#57—
57California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt Arcata, CA$40,566$36,912#62$26,224
58University of Minnesota-Duluth Duluth, MN$40,452$38,640#60—
59Southeast Missouri State University Cape Girardeau, MO$40,266$43,174#54—

Other Majors at York College of Pennsylvania by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$103,354—#75 of 258
Computer Science$100,044$67,310#172 of 349
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$91,052$77,469#319 of 966
Mechanical Engineering$89,995$74,445#191 of 318
Finance and Financial Management Services$79,444$46,890#204 of 452
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$77,358$67,814#84 of 253
Management Information Systems and Services$77,328$44,936#97 of 166
Business Administration, Management and Operations$69,548$54,054#390 of 1176
Marketing$69,407$46,326#197 of 516
Biology$67,444$37,110#136 of 841
Accounting and Related Services$67,405$56,583#539 of 796
Hospitality Administration/Management$64,754$37,238#23 of 137
Criminal Justice and Corrections$60,275$42,175#145 of 660
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$57,918$35,739#163 of 610
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$55,197$36,557#138 of 178
Psychology$53,927$37,203#308 of 1027
Design and Applied Arts$52,222$30,567#156 of 299
Special Education and Teaching—$52,199—
Political Science and Government$52,133—#484 of 565
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$50,652$39,158#55 of 172
Behavioral Sciences$50,634—#6 of 20
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$49,654$44,194#252 of 680
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$47,667$48,624#261 of 345
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$47,046—#58 of 67
Communication and Media Studies$46,976$31,789#529 of 660
History$45,569—#366 of 459

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do York College of Pennsylvania parks, recreation, and leisure studies graduates make?

Graduates earn $40,692 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does York College of Pennsylvania rank for parks, recreation, and leisure studies?

Among 63 colleges reporting earnings for parks, recreation, and leisure studies graduates, York College of Pennsylvania ranks #56 by median pay four years after graduation, and #57 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is parks, recreation, and leisure studies at York College of Pennsylvania worth it?

Its graduates earn 20% less than the national median for parks, recreation, and leisure studies ($50,983).

← All data for York College of Pennsylvania · 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.