Undergrad ProgramsGraduate Programs

Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management at Illinois State University

We've gathered data and other essential information about the program, such as the ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more. In addition, we cover how Illinois State ranks in comparison to other schools with parks administration programs.

Jump to any of the following sections:

• Available Degrees
• Rankings
• Student Demographics

Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management Degrees Available at Illinois State

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks Administration

Illinois State Parks Administration Rankings

The bachelor's program at Illinois State was ranked #13 on College Factual's Best Schools for parks administration list. It is also ranked #1 in Illinois.

Ranking Type	Rank
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management Graduates	7
Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans	7
Highest Paid Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management Graduates	8
Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management Colleges for Veterans	8
Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	11
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management	12
Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management Schools	13
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management (Income $30-$48k)	13
Best Value Colleges for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management	14
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management (Income $0-$30k)	14
Best Value Colleges for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management (Income $0-$30k)	15
Best Value Colleges for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management (Income $30-$48k)	15
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management (Income $48-$75k)	15
Best Value Colleges for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management (Income $48-$75k)	17
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management (Income Over $110k)	19
Best Value Colleges for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management (Income Over $110k)	20
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management (With Aid)	23
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management (Income $75-$110k)	23
Best Value Colleges for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management (With Aid)	24
Best Value Colleges for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management (Income $75-$110k)	25

During the 2020-2021 academic year, Illinois State University handed out 87 bachelor's degrees in parks, recreation & leisure facilities management. This is a decrease of 4% over the previous year when 91 degrees were handed out.

Illinois State Parks Administration Students

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

Illinois State Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 55% of parks administration bachelor's degrees went to men and 45% went to women.

The majority of the students with this major are white. About 70% of 2021 graduates were in this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Illinois State University with a bachelor's in parks administration.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	61
Non-Resident Aliens	0
Other Races	10

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Willjay under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.