Health & Physical Education at Illinois State University

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

Illinois State is located in Normal, Illinois and has a total student population of 20,720.

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.

Illinois State Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

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

Illinois State Health & Physical Education Rankings

The phys ed major at Illinois State 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 Illinois State

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

Illinois State Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of phys ed bachelor's degrees went to men and 56% went to women.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in phys ed at Illinois State 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 Illinois State University with a bachelor's in phys ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	56
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Illinois State Health & Physical Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 52% of phys ed master's degrees went to men and 48% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	43
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

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 Illinois State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Exercise Science and Kinesiology	69
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General	67

Related Majors

• Recreation Administration

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 Illinois State 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Willjay under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.