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Best Parks & Recreation Colleges in Illinois

34 four-year colleges in Illinois offer parks & recreation programs. These rank highest by graduate earnings, using official federal data.

#1A

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, IL · Public

Top EarningsHigh Grad Rate
$14,355
Net price
42%
Admit rate
36,258
Enrolled
#2B-

Loyola University Chicago

Chicago, IL · Private nonprofit

Top Earnings
$36,079
Net price
82%
Admit rate
11,737
Enrolled
#3A-

Illinois Wesleyan University

Bloomington, IL · Private nonprofit

Top Earnings
$28,199
Net price
39%
Admit rate
1,582
Enrolled
#4B-

DePaul University

Chicago, IL · Private nonprofit

Top Earnings
$30,902
Net price
76%
Admit rate
14,090
Enrolled
#5C+

University of Illinois Chicago

Chicago, IL · Public

Top EarningsBest Value
$10,974
Net price
77%
Admit rate
22,170
Enrolled
#6B-

Lewis University

Romeoville, IL · Private nonprofit

Top Earnings
$17,028
Net price
71%
Admit rate
4,015
Enrolled
#7B-

University of St Francis

Joliet, IL · Private nonprofit

Best Value
$13,006
Net price
65%
Admit rate
1,223
Enrolled
#8C-

Benedictine University

Lisle, IL · Private nonprofit

$22,313
Net price
95%
Admit rate
1,942
Enrolled
#9C

Illinois State University

Normal, IL · Public

$19,398
Net price
88%
Admit rate
19,057
Enrolled
#10B-

Elmhurst University

Elmhurst, IL · Private nonprofit

$24,185
Net price
74%
Admit rate
3,006
Enrolled
#11C+

North Central College

Naperville, IL · Private nonprofit

$21,044
Net price
77%
Admit rate
2,428
Enrolled
#12C+

North Park University

Chicago, IL · Private nonprofit

$16,948
Net price
69%
Admit rate
1,818
Enrolled
#13C

Aurora University

Aurora, IL · Private nonprofit

$18,838
Net price
81%
Admit rate
3,974
Enrolled
#14C

Saint Xavier University

Chicago, IL · Private nonprofit

Best Value
$10,970
Net price
84%
Admit rate
3,096
Enrolled
#15C+

McKendree University

Lebanon, IL · Private nonprofit

$24,717
Net price
72%
Admit rate
1,752
Enrolled
#16C

Northern Illinois University

Dekalb, IL · Public

Best Value
$13,391
Net price
70%
Admit rate
11,301
Enrolled
#17C

University of Illinois Springfield

Springfield, IL · Public

Best ValueMost Affordable
$9,833
Net price
86%
Admit rate
2,263
Enrolled
#18C-

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Edwardsville, IL · Public

Best Value
$14,889
Net price
98%
Admit rate
8,750
Enrolled
#19B-

Judson University

Elgin, IL · Private nonprofit

$18,558
Net price
48%
Admit rate
708
Enrolled
#20C

Trinity Christian College

Palos Heights, IL · Private nonprofit

$19,125
Net price
85%
Admit rate
820
Enrolled
#21C-

Rockford University

Rockford, IL · Private nonprofit

$22,436
Net price
93%
Admit rate
972
Enrolled
#22C

Western Illinois University

Macomb, IL · Public

Best Value
$12,937
Net price
71%
Admit rate
4,410
Enrolled
#23D

Concordia University-Chicago

River Forest, IL · Private nonprofit

$18,436
Net price
93%
Admit rate
1,323
Enrolled
#24C

Southern Illinois University-Carbondale

Carbondale, IL · Public

Best Value
$13,297
Net price
87%
Admit rate
8,494
Enrolled
#25B-

Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais, IL · Private nonprofit

$20,729
Net price
56%
Admit rate
2,603
Enrolled
#26C

Illinois College

Jacksonville, IL · Private nonprofit

$18,298
Net price
78%
Admit rate
930
Enrolled
#27C

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL · Public

Best Value
$12,786
Net price
65%
Admit rate
4,188
Enrolled
#28C-

Eureka College

Eureka, IL · Private nonprofit

$17,349
Net price
85%
Admit rate
522
Enrolled
#29C+

Millikin University

Decatur, IL · Private nonprofit

$21,989
Net price
67%
Admit rate
1,382
Enrolled
#30C

Monmouth College

Monmouth, IL · Private nonprofit

$17,133
Net price
91%
Admit rate
702
Enrolled