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Most Popular Recreation Administration Schools in Illinois

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2023 Most Popular Recreation Administration Schools in Illinois

1 College
$33,185 Avg Salary
$25,788 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Recreation Administration School for You

In 2020-2021, 17 degrees and certificates were awarded to recreation administration students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #171 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Recreation Administration Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 1 schools in Illinois to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Recreation Administration program at each school on the list.

The school below is the most popular for recreation admin majors pursuing a .

Our 2023 rankings named Western Illinois University the most popular school in Illinois for recreation administration students. Located in the remote town of Macomb, WIU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Read full report on Recreation Administration at Western Illinois University

Best Recreation Administration Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Recreation Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 10
Wisconsin 10

Recreation Administration is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Recreation Admin

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Physical Education 9,742
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 206
Other Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 35
Outdoor Education 28

Notes and References

*These values are for the top school 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Glen Santy.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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