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Best Colleges for Parks & Recreation

949 four-year colleges offer parks & recreation programs. These rank highest by graduate earnings, using official federal data.

#1A+

California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo, CA · Public

Top EarningsHigh Grad Rate
$16,665
Net price
31%
Admit rate
21,996
Enrolled
#2B+

Bryant University

Smithfield, RI · Private nonprofit

Top Earnings
$41,219
Net price
65%
Admit rate
3,194
Enrolled
#3B+

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA · Private nonprofit

Top Earnings
$41,431
Net price
62%
Admit rate
5,287
Enrolled
#4A+

Rice University

Houston, TX · Private nonprofit

Highly SelectiveTop Earnings
$13,370
Net price
8%
Admit rate
4,776
Enrolled
#5A+

Fairfield University

Fairfield, CT · Private nonprofit

Top EarningsHigh Grad Rate
$48,095
Net price
33%
Admit rate
5,373
Enrolled
#6B

Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia

Philadelphia, PA · Private nonprofit

Top Earnings
$29,689
Net price
89%
Admit rate
4,948
Enrolled
#7A+

University of Virginia-Main Campus

Charlottesville, VA · Public

Highly SelectiveTop Earnings
$21,565
Net price
17%
Admit rate
17,597
Enrolled
#8B-

Manhattan University

Riverdale, NY · Private nonprofit

Top Earnings
$27,256
Net price
79%
Admit rate
2,744
Enrolled
#9B

Dominican University of California

San Rafael, CA · Private nonprofit

Top Earnings
$35,333
Net price
84%
Admit rate
1,114
Enrolled
#10B

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA · Private nonprofit

Top Earnings
$38,509
Net price
79%
Admit rate
13,233
Enrolled
#11B

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, CT · Private nonprofit

Top Earnings
$40,675
Net price
72%
Admit rate
6,531
Enrolled
#12A+

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, MI · Public

Highly SelectiveTop Earnings
$13,138
Net price
16%
Admit rate
34,177
Enrolled
#13B+

Pepperdine University

Malibu, CA · Private nonprofit

Top EarningsHigh Grad Rate
$58,098
Net price
63%
Admit rate
3,553
Enrolled
#14A

University of Maryland-College Park

College Park, MD · Public

Top EarningsHigh Grad Rate
$15,678
Net price
45%
Admit rate
30,760
Enrolled
#15A

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, IL · Public

Top EarningsHigh Grad Rate
$14,355
Net price
42%
Admit rate
36,258
Enrolled
#16B

Ohio Northern University

Ada, OH · Private nonprofit

Top Earnings
$24,478
Net price
74%
Admit rate
2,489
Enrolled
#17A+

Emory University

Atlanta, GA · Private nonprofit

Highly SelectiveTop Earnings
$22,585
Net price
11%
Admit rate
7,298
Enrolled
#18A-

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY · Private nonprofit

Top EarningsHigh Grad Rate
$38,793
Net price
46%
Admit rate
15,477
Enrolled
#19B-

San Jose State University

San Jose, CA · Public

Top EarningsBest Value
$13,760
Net price
85%
Admit rate
27,601
Enrolled
#20B

Gonzaga University

Spokane, WA · Private nonprofit

Top EarningsHigh Grad Rate
$35,119
Net price
82%
Admit rate
5,198
Enrolled
#21B-

Saint Mary's College of California

Moraga, CA · Private nonprofit

Top Earnings
$30,378
Net price
87%
Admit rate
1,947
Enrolled
#22B-

Linfield University

McMinnville, OR · Private nonprofit

Top Earnings
$26,536
Net price
85%
Admit rate
1,621
Enrolled
#23B

University of the Pacific

Stockton, CA · Private nonprofit

Top Earnings
$25,447
Net price
71%
Admit rate
3,204
Enrolled
#24B+

Southern Methodist University

Dallas, TX · Private nonprofit

Top EarningsHigh Grad Rate
$40,892
Net price
63%
Admit rate
7,277
Enrolled