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Health & Physical Education at Elmhurst University

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Health & Physical Education at Elmhurst University

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

Elmhurst is located in Elmhurst, Illinois and has a total student population of 3,421. Of the 759 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Elmhurst University in 2021, 25 of them were health and physical education majors.

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.

Elmhurst Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Phys Ed

Elmhurst Health & Physical Education Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The phys ed major at Elmhurst 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
Best Health & Physical Education Schools 254
Best Value Health & Physical Education Schools 464
Most Focused Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 499
Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools 580
Most Focused Health & Physical Education Schools 591

Earnings of Elmhurst Phys Ed Graduates

The median salary of phys ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at Elmhurst is $27,486. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $28,522 for all phys ed students.

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Phys Ed Student Demographics at Elmhurst

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

Elmhurst Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Program

40% Women
28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 25 phys ed students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Elmhurst, about 60% were men and 40% were women.

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About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in phys ed at Elmhurst 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 Elmhurst University with a bachelor's in phys ed.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 16
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Elmhurst 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 IL, the home state for Elmhurst 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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