Health & Physical Education at Luther College

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 Luther College stacks up to those at other schools.

Luther is located in Decorah, Iowa and approximately 1,802 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 6 phys ed majors received their bachelor's degree from Luther.

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.

Luther Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Phys Ed

Luther Health & Physical Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the phys ed progam at Luther compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Luther 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	706
Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools	1,038

Phys Ed Student Demographics at Luther

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

Luther Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 6 phys ed students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Luther, about 50% were men and 50% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% 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 Luther College with a bachelor's in phys ed.

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

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

Related Majors

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 IA, the home state for Luther College.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Coaches and Scouts	4,590	$30,960
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	3,590	$32,880
Athletic Trainers	300	$47,260
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors	270	$69,900
Exercise Physiologists	40	$49,120

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 Prizm under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.