Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies is a major offered under the parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies program of study at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in parks and rec, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Parks & Rec from UIUC Cost?
$17,213Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$20,500Average Student Debt
UIUC Undergraduate Tuition and Fees
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at UIUC paid an average of $1,079 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $605 per credit hour.
Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school.
Students who received their bachelor’s degree at UIUC in Parks & Rec walked away with an average of $20,500 in student debt.
That is 9% lower than the national average of $22,467.
How Much Can You Make With a BS in Parks & Rec From UIUC?
$38,751Average Salary
HighEarnings Boost
The median early career salary of parks and rec students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UIUC is $38,751 per year.
That is 30% higher than the national average of $29,751.
Does UIUC Offer an Online BS in Parks & Rec?
Online degrees for the UIUC 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 UIUC Online Learning page.
UIUC Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Parks & Rec
99Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
36.4%Women
40.4%Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 99 bachelor’s degrees in parks and rec handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.
Male-to-Female Ratio
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in parks and rec in 2019-2020, 36.4% of them were women.
This is less than the nationwide number of 55.2%.
Racial-Ethnic Diversity
Around 40.4% of parks and rec bachelor’s degree recipients at UIUC in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*.
This is higher than the nationwide number of 30%.
Race/Ethnicity
Number of Students
Asian
5
Black or African American
17
Hispanic or Latino
15
Native American or Alaska Native
0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
0
White
57
International Students
2
Other Races/Ethnicities
3
BS in Parks & Rec Focus Areas at UIUC
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
