# Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management

> A program that prepares individuals to develop and manage park facilities and other indoor and outdoor recreation and leisure facilities. Includes instruction in supervising support personnel, health and safety standards, public relations, and basic business and marketing principles.

- Edition: Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
- Page: https://www.collegesref.com/programs/parks-recreation-and-leisure-facilities-management
- CIP code: 31.03 (Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology)
- Colleges offering it: 110 at its most common degree level

## Outcomes by degree level (College Scorecard, 2025)

| Degree level | Colleges | Median earnings 1 yr | Median earnings 4 yrs | Median federal debt |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| Certificate | 40 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Associate's | 38 | $40,487 | $44,045 | $19,500 |
| Bachelor's | 110 | $40,064 | $49,424 | $20,250 |
| Master's | 31 | $50,190 | $58,455 | $19,843 |
| Doctoral | 4 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Graduate/professional certificate | 9 | not reported | not reported | not reported |

## Colleges whose graduates earn the most (Bachelor's)

Only programs with at least 10 graduates are listed.

| College | Location | Median earnings 4 yrs | Median debt |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: |
| [University of Florida](https://www.collegesref.com/college/university-of-florida-2910) | Gainesville, FL | $64,497 | $14,821 |
| [St. Joseph's College-New York](https://www.collegesref.com/college/st-joseph-s-college-new-york-2581) | Brooklyn, NY | $59,616 | not reported |
| [University of New Hampshire](https://www.collegesref.com/college/university-of-new-hampshire-main-campus-2980) | Durham, NH | $59,537 | $26,861 |
| [Johnson & Wales University-Providence](https://www.collegesref.com/college/johnson-wales-university-providence-1346) | Providence, RI | $56,241 | $27,000 |
| [Illinois State University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/illinois-state-university-1264) | Normal, IL | $55,032 | $17,750 |
| [University of North Texas](https://www.collegesref.com/college/university-of-north-texas-2999) | Denton, TX | $54,621 | $20,000 |
| [Minnesota State University-Mankato](https://www.collegesref.com/college/minnesota-state-university-mankato-1721) | Mankato, MN | $54,532 | $25,000 |
| [Kean University-New Jersey](https://www.collegesref.com/college/kean-university-new-jersey-1370) | Union, NJ | $54,232 | $24,000 |
| [Southern Connecticut State University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/southern-connecticut-state-university-2493) | New Haven, CT | $53,522 | $22,406 |
| [Colorado State University-Fort Collins](https://www.collegesref.com/college/colorado-state-university-fort-collins-644) | Fort Collins, CO | $52,971 | $19,449 |

## Related careers (NCES CIP–SOC crosswalk)

- [Facilities Managers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/facilities-managers): $106,660 median pay
- [Security Managers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/security-managers): $106,660 median pay
- [General and Operations Managers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/general-and-operations-managers): $105,770 median pay
- [Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/entertainment-and-recreation-managers-except-gambling): $79,520 median pay
- [First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/first-line-supervisors-of-landscaping-lawn-service-and-groundskeeping-workers): $58,430 median pay
- [Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/landscaping-and-groundskeeping-workers): $39,150 median pay

## More in Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology

- [Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/sports-kinesiology-and-physical-education-fitness): 943 colleges
- [Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/parks-recreation-and-leisure-studies): 120 colleges
- [Outdoor Education](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/outdoor-education): 30 colleges
- Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other: 18 colleges

## Sources

- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard field-of-study data, 2025: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/data/
- NCES Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2020: https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cipcode/