Recreation Administration at Western Illinois University

30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a recreation admin school? To help you decide if Western Illinois University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's recreation admin program.

WIU is located in Macomb, Illinois and approximately 7,490 students attend the school each year.

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.

WIU Recreation Administration Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Recreation Admin
Master’s Degree in Recreation Admin

WIU Recreation Administration Rankings

The recreation admin major at WIU 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.

Recreation Admin Student Demographics at WIU

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

WIU Recreation Administration Bachelor’s Program

61% Women

30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of recreation admin bachelor's degrees went to men and 61% went to women. The typical recreation admin bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% women. So female students are more repesented at WIU since its program graduates 17% more women than average.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in recreation admin at WIU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities in its recreation admin bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

WIU Recreation Administration Master’s Program

36% Women

For the most recent academic year available, 64% of recreation admin master's degrees went to men and 36% went to women.

Of the students who received a recreation admin master's degree from WIU, 82% 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 Western Illinois University with a master's in recreation admin.

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

Concentrations Within Recreation Administration

The following recreation admin concentations are available at Western Illinois University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Western Illinois University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management	54

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 Western Illinois 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
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