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Health & Physical Education at Eastern Oregon University

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

EOU is located in La Grande, Oregon and approximately 2,853 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 69 phys ed majors received their bachelor's degree from EOU.

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.

EOU Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Phys Ed

Online Classes Are Available at EOU

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? EOU offers distance education options for phys ed at the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree

EOU Health & Physical Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks phys ed programs across the country. The following shows how EOU performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The phys ed major at EOU 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Focused Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 91
Most Focused Health & Physical Education Schools 126
Best Value Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 146
Best Value Health & Physical Education Schools 173
Best Health & Physical Education Schools 191
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Earnings of EOU Phys Ed Graduates

The median salary of phys ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at EOU is $27,016. This is less than $28,522, which is the national average of all phys ed majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Phys Ed Student Demographics at EOU

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

EOU Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Program

55% Women
35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 69 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in phys ed from EOU in 2021, 45% were men and 55% were women.

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About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in phys ed at EOU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 12
White 44
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

EOU also has a doctoral program available in phys ed. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 OR, the home state for Eastern Oregon University.

Occupation Jobs in OR Average Salary in OR
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors 4,750 $40,840
Coaches and Scouts 4,420 $41,490
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors 390 $67,870
Athletic Trainers 210 $48,370
Exercise Physiologists 40 $56,880

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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