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Health & Physical Education at Northwest Missouri State University

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Health & Physical Education at Northwest Missouri State University

If you plan to study health and physical education, take a look at what Northwest Missouri State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Northwest is located in Maryville, Missouri and has a total student population of 7,267.

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.

Northwest Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Phys Ed

Northwest Health & Physical Education Rankings

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Phys Ed Student Demographics at Northwest

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the phys ed majors at Northwest Missouri State University.

Northwest Health & Physical Education Master’s Program

57% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 students earned a master's degree in phys ed from Northwest. About 57% of these graduates were women and the other 43% were men.

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Of the students who received a phys ed master's degree from Northwest, 83% 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 Northwest Missouri State University with a master's in phys ed.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 19
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 MO, the home state for Northwest Missouri State University.

Occupation Jobs in MO Average Salary in MO
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors 4,590 $36,220
Coaches and Scouts 3,380 $42,130
Athletic Trainers 560 $45,050
Athletes and Sports Competitors 550 $72,590
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors 200 $92,410

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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