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Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Eastern Illinois University

If you plan to study parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies, take a look at what Eastern Illinois University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

EIU is located in Charleston, Illinois and has a total student population of 8,626. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 students received their master's degree in parks and rec.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies section at the bottom of this page.

EIU Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Parks & Rec

EIU Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at EIU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the parks and rec majors at Eastern Illinois University.

EIU Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Master’s Program

39% Women
11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 students earned a master's degree in parks and rec from EIU. About 39% of these graduates were women and the other 61% were men.

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Of the students who received a parks and rec master's degree from EIU, 86% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Eastern Illinois University with a master's in parks and rec.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 24
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

The following parks and rec concentations are available at Eastern Illinois University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Eastern Illinois University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education 28

Careers That Parks & Rec Grads May Go Into

A degree in parks and rec can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for Eastern Illinois University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
General and Operations Managers 122,790 $125,990
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors 16,430 $46,670
Coaches and Scouts 10,670 $38,760
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors 3,570 $54,340
Athletic Trainers 1,480 $44,380

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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