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Health & Physical Education at Northwest Missouri State University

Health & Physical Education at Northwest Missouri State University

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

Northwest is located in Maryville, Missouri and approximately 7,267 students attend the school each year.

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.

Northwest Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Phys Ed

Northwest Health & Physical Education Rankings

Phys Ed Student Demographics at Northwest

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the phys ed majors at Northwest Missouri State University.

Northwest Health & Physical Education Master’s Program

18% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 82% of phys ed master's degrees went to men and 18% went to women.

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Of the students who received a phys ed master's degree from Northwest, 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 Northwest Missouri State University with a master's in phys ed.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 7
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Concentrations Within Health & Physical Education

The following phys ed concentations are available at Northwest Missouri State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Northwest Missouri State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Outdoor Health & Physical Education/Fitness 23

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 MO, the home state for Northwest Missouri State University.

Occupation Jobs in MO Average Salary in MO
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors 4,590 $36,220
Coaches and Scouts 3,380 $42,130
Athletic Trainers 560 $45,050
Athletes and Sports Competitors 550 $72,590
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors 200 $92,410

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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