Health & Physical Education at Northern Kentucky University

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

NKU is located in Highland Heights, Kentucky and has a total student population of 16,211.

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.

NKU Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Phys Ed

Online Classes Are Available at NKU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? NKU offers distance education options for phys ed at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

NKU Health & Physical Education Rankings

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in phys ed from NKU. This makes it the #237 most popular school for phys ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Phys Ed Graduates from NKU Make?

The median salary of phys ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at NKU is $32,704. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 15% higher than the national average of $28,522 for all phys ed bachelor's degree recipients.

Phys Ed Student Demographics at NKU

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

NKU Health & Physical Education Master’s Program

Of the 10 phys ed students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from NKU, about 50% were men and 50% were women.

Of the students who received a phys ed master's degree from NKU, 80% 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 Kentucky University with a master's in phys ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

NKU 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 KY, the home state for Northern Kentucky University.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Coaches and Scouts	2,520	$38,740
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	2,290	$36,800
Athletic Trainers	410	$47,140
Athletes and Sports Competitors	140	$40,600
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors	120	$67,240

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 Samvscat under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.