Physical Education Teaching & Coaching at Northern Illinois University

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

NIU is located in Dekalb, Illinois and has a total student population of 16,769.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Physical Education Teaching & Coaching section at the bottom of this page.

NIU Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Education Teaching
• Master’s Degree in Physical Education Teaching

NIU Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Rankings

The physical education teaching major at NIU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Physical Education Teaching & Coaching. 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.

Physical Education Teaching Student Demographics at NIU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physical education teaching majors at Northern Illinois University.

NIU Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of physical education teaching bachelor's degrees went to men and 44% went to women. The typical physical education teaching bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% women. So female students are more repesented at NIU since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physical education teaching at NIU 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 Illinois University with a bachelor's in physical education teaching.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

NIU Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of physical education teaching master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

Of the students who received a physical education teaching master's degree from NIU, 73% 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 Northern Illinois University with a master's in physical education teaching.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	22
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Biology Education
• Art Education
• Reading Teacher Education

Careers That Physical Education Teaching Grads May Go Into

A degree in physical education teaching 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 Northern Illinois University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
High School Teachers	43,720	$72,370
Middle School Teachers	22,320	$63,860
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	16,430	$46,670
Coaches and Scouts	10,670	$38,760
Education Professors	4,510	$62,280

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 Andy McMurray under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.