Health & Physical Education at Nebraska Wesleyan University

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

NWU is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and has a total student population of 1,924. Of the 419 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Nebraska Wesleyan University in 2021, 43 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.

NWU Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Phys Ed

NWU Health & Physical Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the phys ed progam at NWU 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 NWU 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 Schools	116
Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools	378
	476
	500

How Much Do Phys Ed Graduates from NWU Make?

The median salary of phys ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at NWU is $22,771. This is less than $28,522, which is the national average of all phys ed majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Phys Ed Student Demographics at NWU

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

NWU Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 43 students earned a bachelor's degree in phys ed from NWU. About 44% of these graduates were women and the other 56% were men.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in phys ed at NWU 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 Nebraska Wesleyan University with a bachelor's in phys ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	37
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

NWU 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 NE, the home state for Nebraska Wesleyan University.

Occupation	Jobs in NE	Average Salary in NE
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	2,400	$32,890
Coaches and Scouts	1,200	$40,870
Athletic Trainers	220	$45,880
Athletes and Sports Competitors	90	$67,930
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors	90	$59,350

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 Ammodramus under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.