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2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools in Illinois

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$35,875 Avg Salary
$20,682 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies School for You

In 2020-2021, 69 degrees and certificates were awarded to parks, recreation and leisure studies students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #109 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Illinois to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for parks and rec majors pursuing a .

Our 2023 rankings named University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign the most popular school in Illinois for parks, recreation and leisure studies students. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

Read full report on Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Out of the 2 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at Southern Illinois University Carbondale Report

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State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 21
Indiana 26

One of 4 majors within the area of study, parks, recreation and leisure studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Physical Education 9,742
Recreation Administration 441
Other Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 35
Outdoor Education 28

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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