Recreation Administration at Illinois State University

Every recreation administration school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the recreation admin program at Illinois State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Illinois State is located in Normal, Illinois and approximately 20,720 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 87 recreation admin majors received their bachelor's degree from Illinois State.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Recreation Administration section at the bottom of this page.

Illinois State Recreation Administration Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Recreation Admin

Illinois State Recreation Administration Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks recreation admin programs across the country. The following shows how Illinois State performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The recreation admin major at Illinois State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Recreation Administration. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Recreation Administration Schools	5
	8
Most Focused Recreation Administration Schools	37

How Much Do Recreation Admin Graduates from Illinois State Make?

The median salary of recreation admin students who receive their bachelor's degree at Illinois State is $34,835. This is 9% higher than $32,052, which is the national average for all recreation admin bachelor's degree recipients.

Recreation Admin Student Demographics at Illinois State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the recreation admin majors at Illinois State University.

Illinois State Recreation Administration Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 87 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in recreation admin from Illinois State. About 55% were men and 45% were women.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in recreation admin at Illinois State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Illinois State University with a bachelor's in recreation admin.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	61
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Illinois State also has a doctoral program available in recreation admin. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Health & Physical Education

Careers That Recreation Admin Grads May Go Into

A degree in recreation admin 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 Illinois State University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
General and Operations Managers	122,790	$125,990
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	3,570	$54,340

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 Willjay under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.