Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies is a major offered under the parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies program of study at Southern Illinois University Carbondale.
We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in parks and rec, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Parks & Rec from SIUC Cost?
$15,057Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$26,000Average Student Debt
SIUC Undergraduate Tuition and Fees
Part-time undergraduates at SIUC paid an average of $320 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students.
The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree.
Parks & Rec students who received their bachelor’s degree at SIUC took out an average of $26,000 in student loans.
That is 16% higher than the national average of $22,467.
How Much Can You Make With a BS in Parks & Rec From SIUC?
$28,960Average Salary
Below AverageEarnings Boost
parks and rec who receive their bachelor’s degree from SIUC make an average of $28,960 a year during the early days of their career.
That is 3% lower than the national average of $29,751.
Does SIUC Offer an Online BS in Parks & Rec?
Online degrees for the SIUC parks and rec bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time.
To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the SIUC Online Learning page.
SIUC Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Parks & Rec
21Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
52.4%Women
28.6%Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 21 students received their bachelor’s degree in parks and rec. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.
Male-to-Female Ratio
About 52.4% of the students who received their BS in parks and rec in 2019-2020 were women.
This is less than the nationwide number of 55.2%.
Racial-Ethnic Diversity
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in parks and rec at SIUC in 2019-2020, 28.6% were racial-ethnic minorities*.
This is about the same as the nationwide number of 30%.
Race/Ethnicity
Number of Students
Asian
0
Black or African American
1
Hispanic or Latino
3
Native American or Alaska Native
1
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
0
White
15
International Students
0
Other Races/Ethnicities
1
BS in Parks & Rec Focus Areas at SIUC
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
*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.
by our College Data Analytics Team
