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Health & Physical Education at Northern Arizona University

Health & Physical Education at Northern Arizona University

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

NAU is located in Flagstaff, Arizona and has a total student population of 29,566.

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.

NAU Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Phys Ed

NAU Health & Physical Education Rankings

The phys ed major at NAU 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 NAU

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

NAU Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Program

61% Women
41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 39% of phys ed bachelor's degrees went to men and 61% went to women.

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About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in phys ed at NAU 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 Northern Arizona University with a bachelor's in phys ed.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 43
White 103
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 21

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 Northern Arizona University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 129

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 AZ, the home state for Northern Arizona University.

Occupation Jobs in AZ Average Salary in AZ
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors 5,810 $40,990
Coaches and Scouts 5,470 $49,600
Athletic Trainers 680 $46,140

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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