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ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE · DEGREE PAYOFF · FEDERAL FIELD 3103

Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management: is this associate's degree worth it?

National picture across 3 reporting college programs.

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$202,559 over 10 years

National scenario across reporting associate's degree programs, using median year-4 earnings, their institutions’ average net prices and a typical 2-year duration.

At these assumptions, the estimated earnings premium does not recover the modeled economic investment within ten years.

—Modeled economic break-even

−142%Modeled 10-year ROI

$39,043Observed earnings · year 4

Economic ROI includes direct price and earnings forgone during study · $45,000 comparison earnings · values held flat · see the formula

WHAT THIS DEGREE PAYS

Observed national outcomes

$39,043Median reported earnings · year 4

$37,278Average reported earnings · year 5

$14,313Median federal debt

20thYear-4 earnings percentile at this credential

3Reporting programs

3With year-4 earnings

COMPARE CREDENTIAL LEVELS

The same field can produce a different equation.

Keep the federal field fixed and compare observed outcomes at every reportable credential level. These are separate graduate cohorts—not a promise that more schooling causes the difference.

CURRENT VIEW

Associate's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $39,043
Federal debt: $14,313
Reporting programs: 3

3 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Bachelor's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $49,799
Federal debt: $25,000
Reporting programs: 57

55 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Master's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $58,455
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 8

8 report earnings →

COLLEGE-TO-COLLEGE RANGE

Where the middle half of programs lands

Year‑4 earnings differ by college. This band shows the 25th percentile, national median and 75th percentile among reporting programs.

Median

25th percentile$34,693National median$39,04375th percentile$39,043

3 programs report year‑4 earnings.

WHERE OUTCOMES ARE STRONGEST

See the spread, not just the national number.

1Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale$49,048 2Central Wyoming College$39,043 3Professional Golfers Career College$34,693

Observed year-4 earnings · top displayed records are not a universal ranking

WHERE THIS FIELD CAN LEAD

Related occupations

Official CIP–SOC links add career context without claiming that every graduate enters the same job.

Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except GamblingSOC 11-9072 · 3 crosswalk linksGeneral and Operations ManagersSOC 11-1021 · 2 crosswalk linksFacilities ManagersSOC 11-3013 · 1 crosswalk linksFirst-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping WorkersSOC 37-1012 · 1 crosswalk linksLandscaping and Groundskeeping WorkersSOC 37-3011 · 1 crosswalk links

BEST COLLEGES FOR PARKS, RECREATION, AND LEISURE FACILITIES MANAGEMENT

Same degree, different outcomes

Compare reported outcomes using the same federal field and credential. ROI uses each institution’s average net price as a scenario—not an individual aid offer.

#	College	Location	Earnings, year 4	Federal debt	10-year ROI	Verdict
1	Keiser University-Ft LauderdaleAssociate's Degree	Fort Lauderdale, FL	$49,048	$16,625	-73%	Negative payoff
2	Central Wyoming CollegeAssociate's Degree	Riverton, WY	$39,043	Not available	-153%	Negative payoff
3	Professional Golfers Career CollegeAssociate's Degree	Temecula, CA	$34,693	$12,000	-163%	Negative payoff

This page keeps the field and credential level fixed. Federal categories can still combine multiple catalog programs or concentrations. Automated ROI is limited to associate and bachelor’s degrees because institution-wide annual net price is not a reliable proxy for short certificate prices. ROI is an illustrative scenario, not a federal determination.