We've pulled together some essential information you should know about the program, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, average starting salaries, and more. We've also included details on how UIUC ranks compared to other colleges offering a major in parks & rec.
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The bachelor's program at UIUC was ranked #1 on College Factual's Best Schools for parks & rec list. It is also ranked #1 in Illinois.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign handed out 99 bachelor's degrees in parks, recreation & leisure studies. Last year, the same number of degrees were handed out.
In 2021, 41 students received their master’s degree in parks & rec from UIUC. This makes it the #1 most popular school for parks & rec master’s degree candidates in the country.
In addition, 2 students received their doctoral degrees in parks & rec in 2021, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Parks & Rec majors who earn their bachelor's degree from UIUC go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $36,770 a year. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is higher than the national average of $31,674 for all parks & rec bachelor's degree recipients.
Graduates of the master's parks & rec program at UIUC make a median salary of $45,399. This is a better than average outcome since the median salary for all parks & rec graduates with a master's is $42,811.
While getting their bachelor's degree at UIUC, parks & rec students borrow a median amount of $23,447 in student loans. This is not too bad considering that the median debt load of all parks & rec bachelor's degree recipients across the country is $24,363.
The typical student loan payment of a bachelor's degree student from the parks & rec program at UIUC is $569 per month.
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the parks & rec majors at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
For the most recent academic year available, 62% of parks & rec bachelor's degrees went to men and 38% went to women.
The majority of bachelor's degree recipients in this major at UIUC are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 58% of students fell into this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a bachelor's in parks & rec.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 2 |
Black or African American | 15 |
Hispanic or Latino | 10 |
White | 57 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 12 |
Other Races | 3 |
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 41 students earned a master's degree in parks & rec from UIUC. About 56% of these graduates were women and the other 44% were men.
The majority of the students with this major are white. About 63% of 2021 graduates were in this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a master's in parks & rec.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 8 |
Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
White | 26 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 1 |
Other Races | 1 |
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Health & Physical Education | 175 |
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