Health & Physical Education at Concordia University, Chicago

If you plan to study health and physical education, take a look at what Concordia University, Chicago has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Concordia University, Chicago is located in River Forest, Illinois and has a total student population of 6,491. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 300 students received their master's degree in phys ed.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Health & Physical Education section at the bottom of this page.

Concordia University, Chicago Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Phys Ed
• Doctorate Degree in Phys Ed

Online Classes Are Available at Concordia University, Chicago

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Concordia University, Chicago offers distance education options for phys ed at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Concordia University, Chicago Health & Physical Education Rankings

There were 32 students who received their doctoral degrees in phys ed, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Phys Ed Student Demographics at Concordia University, Chicago

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the phys ed majors at Concordia University, Chicago.

Concordia University, Chicago Health & Physical Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 300 students graduated with a master's degree in phys ed from Concordia University, Chicago. About 53% were men and 47% were women.

Of the students who received a phys ed master's degree from Concordia University, Chicago, 64% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Concordia University, Chicago with a master's in phys ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	35
Hispanic or Latino	39
White	191
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	24

Related Majors

Careers That Phys Ed Grads May Go Into

A degree in phys ed can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for Concordia University, Chicago.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	16,430	$46,670
Coaches and Scouts	10,670	$38,760
Athletic Trainers	1,480	$44,380
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors	580	$61,840

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Jeangagnon under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.