Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying parks, recreation & leisure studies, you may want to check out the program at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

SIUC is located in Carbondale, Illinois and has a total student population of 11,366.

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 parks & 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.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at SIUC

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

SIUC Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor’s Program

44% Women

22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of parks & rec bachelor's degrees went to men and 44% went to women. The typical parks & rec bachelor's degree program is made up of only 45% men. So male students are more repesented at SIUC since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks & rec at SIUC 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 Southern Illinois University Carbondale with a bachelor's in parks & rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

SIUC Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Master’s Program

45% Women

For the most recent academic year available, 55% of parks & rec master's degrees went to men and 45% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 45% men graduate in parks & rec each year. SIUC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

Of the students who received a parks & rec master's degree from SIUC, 100% 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 & rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies

Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies	44

Health & Physical Education

Careers That Parks & Rec Grads May Go Into

A degree in parks & 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
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