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Health & Physical Education at Northern Illinois University

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Health & Physical Education at Northern Illinois University

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

NIU is located in Dekalb, Illinois and approximately 16,769 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 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.

NIU Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Phys Ed

NIU Health & Physical Education Rankings

Phys Ed Student Demographics at NIU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the phys ed majors at Northern Illinois University.

NIU Health & Physical Education Master’s Program

37% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 63% of phys ed master's degrees went to men and 37% went to women.

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Of the students who received a phys ed master's degree from NIU, 70% 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 Northern Illinois University with a master's in phys ed.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 19
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 Northern Illinois University.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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