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Health & Physical Education at Northwest Missouri State University

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Health & Physical Education at Northwest Missouri State University

Every health and physical education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the phys ed program at Northwest Missouri State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Northwest is located in Maryville, Missouri and approximately 7,267 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 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.

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

57% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The phys ed program at Northwest awarded 23 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 43% of these degrees went to men with the other 57% going to women.

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Of the students who received a phys ed master's degree from Northwest, 83% 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 3
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 19
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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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