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Health & Physical Education at Aurora University

Health & Physical Education at Aurora University

If you are interested in studying health & physical education, you may want to check out the program at Aurora University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Aurora is located in Aurora, Illinois and approximately 6,265 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.

Aurora Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

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

Aurora Health & Physical Education Rankings

The phys ed major at Aurora is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Health & Physical Education. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Phys Ed Student Demographics at Aurora

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

Aurora Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Program

38% Women
42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 62% of phys ed bachelor's degrees went to men and 38% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 1% more racial-ethnic minorities in its phys ed bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 13
White 25
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 10

Aurora Health & Physical Education Master’s Program

43% Women
35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 57% of phys ed master's degrees went to men and 43% went to women.

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Of the students who received a phys ed master's degree from Aurora, 52% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Aurora 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 4
White 12
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Concentrations Within Health & Physical Education

If you plan to be a phys ed major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Aurora University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 54
Sports Management 32

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 Aurora 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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