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Western Illinois University MS in Recreation Administration

26 Master's Degrees Awarded
$38,829 Average Salary

The main focus area for this major is Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Recreation Administration is a major offered under the parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies program of study at Western Illinois University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in recreation admin, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.

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How Much Does a Master’s in Recreation Admin from WIU Cost?

$11,996 Average Tuition and Fees

WIU Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at WIU was $340 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

In State Out of State
Tuition $8,156 $8,156
Fees $3,840 $3,840

How Much Can You Make With a MS in Recreation Admin From WIU?

$38,829 Average Salary
Average Earnings Boost

recreation admin who receive their master’s degree from WIU make an average of $38,829 a year during the early days of their career. That is about the same as the national average of $38,925.

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Does WIU Offer an Online MS in Recreation Admin?

Online degrees for the WIU recreation admin master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the WIU Online Learning page.

WIU Master’s Student Diversity for Recreation Admin

26 Master's Degrees Awarded
69.2% Women
19.2% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 26 students received their master’s degree in recreation admin. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 69.2% of the students who received their MS in recreation admin in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 54.7%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 19.2% of recreation admin master’s degree recipients at WIU in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 24%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 0
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 19
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

MS in Recreation Admin Focus Areas at WIU

Recreation Administration students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management 26

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to recreation administration.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Physical Education 48

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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.

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