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Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

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Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

If you are interested in studying parks, recreation and leisure studies, you may want to check out the program at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

SIUC is located in Carbondale, Illinois and approximately 11,366 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 26 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 Studies section at the bottom of this page.

SIUC Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Parks & Rec

SIUC Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Rankings

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at SIUC

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

SIUC Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Master’s Program

42% Women
12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 26 parks and rec majors earned their master's degree from SIUC. Of these graduates, 58% were men and 42% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in parks and rec each year. SIUC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 17% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a parks and rec master's degree from SIUC, 85% 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 Southern Illinois University Carbondale with a master's in parks and rec.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 22
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors 580 $61,840

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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