Best Entertainment programs in Wyoming, ranked by enrollment
Plan, direct, or coordinate entertainment and recreational activities and operations of a recreational facility, including cruise ships and.
9 schools in Wyoming run programs that feed this job, graduating 446 people a year. The job pays a median of $88,790 in Wyoming across about 70 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).
Fields of study in Wyoming that lead to this job
Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.
5 programs in Wyoming that lead to this job
Ranked by graduates per year in Wyoming (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Wyoming page.
| # | Program | Graduates / yr | Share of pipeline | Schools | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIP 52.0201In Wyoming → | 321 | 72.0% | 7 | $43,506 | $25,000 |
| 2 | CIP 52.0101In Wyoming → | 95 | 21.3% | 4 | $44,700 | $24,000 |
| 3 | CIP 03.0207In Wyoming → | 22 | 4.9% | 2 | $37,946 | $24,125 |
| 4 | CIP 31.0301In Wyoming → | 6 | 1.3% | 1 | $33,076 | $25,000 |
| 5 | CIP 52.0901In Wyoming → | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | $34,218 | $23,364 |
Top 9 schools in Wyoming
Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 2 of the 9 schools in this state.
| # | School | Graduates / yr | Top feeder program | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Grad rate | Net price | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Wyoming Laramie, WY Public · 2 feeder programs | 152 | Business Administration and Management, General | $48,670 | 59% | — | 97% |
| 2 | Martinsburg College Cheyenne, WY Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 84 | Business Administration and Management, General | — | 60% | $12,163 | 100% |
| 3 | Western Wyoming Community College Rock Springs, WY Public · 1 feeder programs | 71 | Business Administration and Management, General | $38,357 | 33% | — | — |
| 4 | Northern Wyoming Community College District Sheridan, WY Public · 2 feeder programs | 53 | Business/Commerce, General | — | 42% | — | — |
| 5 | Central Wyoming College Riverton, WY Public · 3 feeder programs | 26 | Business Administration and Management, General | — | 37% | — | — |
| 6 | Laramie County Community College Cheyenne, WY Public · 1 feeder programs | 24 | Business/Commerce, General | — | 38% | — | — |
| 7 | Casper College Casper, WY Public · 3 feeder programs | 21 | Business Administration and Management, General | — | 43% | — | — |
| 8 | Northwest College Powell, WY Public · 2 feeder programs | 14 | Business/Commerce, General | — | 49% | — | — |
| 9 | Eastern Wyoming College Torrington, WY Public · 1 feeder programs | 1 | Business Administration and Management, General | — | 52% | — | — |
All 9 schools in Wyoming
Every school in Wyoming with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.
| School | City | Control | Graduates / yr | Feeder programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Wyoming | Laramie | Public | 152 | 2 |
| Martinsburg College | Cheyenne | Private for-profit | 84 | 1 |
| Western Wyoming Community College | Rock Springs | Public | 71 | 1 |
| Northern Wyoming Community College District | Sheridan | Public | 53 | 2 |
| Central Wyoming College | Riverton | Public | 26 | 3 |
| Laramie County Community College | Cheyenne | Public | 24 | 1 |
| Casper College | Casper | Public | 21 | 3 |
| Northwest College | Powell | Public | 14 | 2 |
| Eastern Wyoming College | Torrington | Public | 1 | 1 |
What entertainment and recreation managers earn in Wyoming
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
U.S. median $79,520. Wyoming pays above the national figure.
1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.
Job outlook
Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.
Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.
How to get in
The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Entertainment and Recreation Managers page.
How to become a Entertainment
Job zone 4 of 5 · SVP 7.0 to < 8.0- Typical entry education
- Bachelor's degree
- Work experience needed
- Less than 5 years
Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.
Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.
Top skills
The same job in other states
Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.
Related careers in Wyoming
Every major mapped to this job
The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.
All 9 majors mapped to Entertainment and Recreation Managers9 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
- 03.0207Environmental/Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism
- 31.0301Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management, General
- 31.0302Golf Course Operation and Grounds Management
- 31.0399Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management, Other
- 31.0504Sport and Fitness Administration/Management
- 52.0101Business/Commerce, General
- 52.0201Business Administration and Management, General
- 52.0901Hospitality Administration/Management, General
- 52.0906Resort Management
Common questions
Answers for people weighing entertainment and recreation managers programs in Wyoming.
What degree do you need to become an Entertainment?+
Bachelor's degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Business Administration and Management, General, which awarded 321 degrees in Wyoming in 2024-25, 72.0% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.
Which college majors lead to becoming an Entertainment?+
The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 5 programs to this occupation. The largest are Business Administration, Business/Commerce, Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy, Parks, plus 1 more. Together they graduate about 446 people a year in Wyoming.
How much do entertainment and recreation managers earn in Wyoming?+
The median is $88,790 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 11.7% above the U.S. median of $79,520. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.
Is demand for entertainment and recreation managers growing?+
BLS projects a +7.7% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, faster than average, with roughly 5,500 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.
How many schools offer programs for this career in Wyoming?+
9 institutions in Wyoming reported graduates from at least one of the 5 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.
What other job titles do entertainment and recreation managers work under?+
Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Events Manager, Golf Course Manager, Recreation Director, Recreation Superintendent among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 11-9072.
About the data on this page
Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).
BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics
May 2025Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.
BLS Employment Projections
2024–34Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.
IPEDS Completions
2024-25 (provisional)Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.
College Scorecard, Field of Study
2020-21 cohortsMedian graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.
Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes
latest availableGraduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.
NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk
CIP 2020 / SOC 2018Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.
O*NET Database 30.3
30.3Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.
Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA
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