Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies

Black Hills State University offers a variety of programs focusing on natural resources, education, and community development in a beautiful setting. The Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies program prepares students for careers in outdoor recreation and leisure industries, but with a starting salary of around $26,000 and a significant debt payoff period of 1000 months, financial viability may be a concern.

Lifetime Value

$-107,573

Warning: It's better to just get ANY job than to join this program!

This program has a negative lifetime value - that means that your salary won't go up enough to cover the costs + debt of going!

Position

Fitness Studies

Spearfish, SD

Black Hills State University

Starting Salary

$ 26,082

Cost per year

$ 17,111