Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

What traits are you looking for in a parks and rec school? To help you decide if Southern Illinois University Carbondale is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's parks and rec program.

SIUC is located in Carbondale, Illinois and has a total student population of 11,366. Of the 2,476 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Southern Illinois University Carbondale in 2021, 18 of them were parks, recreation and leisure studies majors.

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.

SIUC Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Degrees Available

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

SIUC Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the parks and rec progam at SIUC compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The parks and rec major at SIUC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies. 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 Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Master’s Degree Schools	11
Most Popular Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	42

In 2021, 26 students received their master’s degree in parks and rec from SIUC. This makes it the #2 most popular school for parks and rec master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of SIUC Parks & Rec Graduates

The median salary of parks and rec students who receive their bachelor's degree at SIUC is $25,457. This is less than $31,674, which is the national average of all parks and rec majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at SIUC

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

SIUC Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 18 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in parks and rec from SIUC in 2021, 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical parks and rec bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at SIUC since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at SIUC are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities in its parks and rec bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southern Illinois University Carbondale with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

SIUC Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Master’s Program

The parks and rec program at SIUC awarded 26 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 58% of these degrees went to men with the other 42% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 44% men graduate in parks and rec each year. SIUC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% more men than average.

Of the students who received a parks and rec master's degree from SIUC, 85% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southern Illinois University Carbondale with a master's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	22
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

SIUC also has a doctoral program available in parks and rec. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

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 Mark Jaroski under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.