by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Illinois” ranking.
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies is the 15th most popular major in the country with 73,813 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $31,423 and had an average of $24,388 in loans still to pay off.
Across Illinois, there were 2,442 parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,264 and $24,988 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 39 parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,626 and $15,120 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Illinois” ranking, we looked at 13 colleges that offer a degree in parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies. That schools that top this list have a program in parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Illinois”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Frontier Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Illinois list. Frontier Community College is located in Fairfield, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 associates’s parks and rec degrees to qualified students.
Full Frontier Community College Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lincoln Trail College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Illinois. Lincoln Trail College is a small school located in Robinson, Illinois that handed out 6 associates’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Wabash Valley College landed the #3 spot on the list. Wabash Valley College is a small school located in Mount Carmel, Illinois that handed out 2 associates’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend McHenry County College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Illinois. McHenry County College is located in Crystal Lake, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 associates’s parks and rec degrees to qualified students.
Full McHenry County College Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lewis and Clark Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Illinois list. Godfrey, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s parks and rec degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Lewis and Clark Community College
Roosevelt University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Illinois ranking. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 degrees to qualified associates’s parks and rec students in 2020-2021.
Full Roosevelt University Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Report
College of Lake County landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Illinois ranking. Located in Grayslake, Illinois, this fairly large public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified associates’s parks and rec students in 2020-2021.
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Prairie State College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Illinois ranking. Prairie State College is located in Chicago Heights, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s parks and rec degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Prairie State College Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Report
Rock Valley College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Illinois list. Rock Valley College is located in Rockford, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s parks and rec degrees to qualified students.
Full Rock Valley College Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Report
With a ranking of #10, Moraine Valley Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Illinois list. This fairly large school is located in Palos Hills, Illinois, and it awarded 2 associates’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
Full MVCC Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Report
With a ranking of #11, Elgin Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Illinois list. Elgin, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s parks and rec degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Elgin Community College
Southeastern Illinois College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Illinois list. Southeastern Illinois College is a small school located in Harrisburg, Illinois that handed out 2 associates’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Southeastern Illinois College Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Report
Illinois Central College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in Illinois ranking. ICC is a public institution located in East Peoria, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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