Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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

UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and approximately 52,679 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 41 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.

UIUC Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Parks & Rec
• Doctorate Degree in Parks & Rec

UIUC Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Rankings

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in parks and rec, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at UIUC

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

UIUC Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of parks and rec master's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in parks and rec each year. UIUC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a parks and rec master's degree from UIUC, 63% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the parks and rec master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 34% of degree recipients. That is 13% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	26
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Health & Physical Education

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 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Beyond My ken under License

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