Parks at Eastern Kentucky University

Richmond, KY · Public · Bachelor's Degree · Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management

DegreeOutlook Score (Base Case) — assumes in-state tuition

Optimistic

Base Case

Pessimistic

Earnings $30,330/yr (-10% vs median)

AI Risk Moderate (34% exposed)

Job Market Very Large (508,800 openings/yr)

ROI 11.1x earnings multiple (5.4x out-of-state)

How AI Changes the Outlook

Three scenarios based on how aggressively AI disrupts the career paths available to Parks graduates.

	Optimistic No Disruption	Base Case Gradual AI	Pessimistic Aggressive AI
10-Year Earnings	$445K	$448K	$426K
Earnings Multiple (In-State)	11.0x	11.1x	10.5x
Earnings Multiple (Out-of-State)	5.3x	5.4x	5.1x
Probability of Field Employment	42%	40%	32%
DegreeOutlook Score	42	41	38

*Year 1 uses actual reported earnings. Scenarios diverge as AI impact compounds over time.

4-Year Tuition, In-State (Sticker)

$40,520

Out-of-state: $83,280 (5.4x ROI)

4-Year Net Price (After Aid)

$39,848

2% less than sticker · See by income

Median Debt at Graduation

$25,000

9.9 months of Year 1 earnings

Reported Earnings (5 Year)

$36,662

21% growth from Year 1

Eastern Kentucky University accepts 78% of applicants — an open-access institution by design, enrolling 11,674 students in Richmond, KY.

Facilities managers $104,690/yr

General and operations managers $102,950/yr

Entertainment and recreation managers, except gambling $77,180/yr

Trade programs often mean less time in school, lower student debt, and hands-on career paths that tend to be more resilient to AI disruption.

How does Eastern Kentucky University's Parks program score?

This program scores 41/100 — on the lower end for Parks. Prospective students should carefully weigh costs against likely earnings.

Scores use College Scorecard earnings, BLS employment projections, and AI task-exposure research. See full methodology →