Health & Physical Education at Northwest University

Every health and physical education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the phys ed program at Northwest University stacks up to those at other schools.

Northwest University is located in Kirkland, Washington and approximately 1,184 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 7 phys ed majors received their bachelor's degree from Northwest University.

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 University Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Phys Ed

Northwest University Health & Physical Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the phys ed progam at Northwest University compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The phys ed major at Northwest University 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	610
Most Focused Health & Physical Education Schools	712
Most Popular Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	770
Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools	1,004

Phys Ed Student Demographics at Northwest University

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

Northwest University Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Program

The phys ed program at Northwest University awarded 7 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 57% of these degrees went to men with the other 43% going to women.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in phys ed at Northwest University 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 Northwest University with a bachelor's in phys ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Northwest University 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 WA, the home state for Northwest University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Coaches and Scouts	12,520	$43,420
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	8,670	$54,220
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors	390	$52,970
Athletes and Sports Competitors	120	$78,370
Exercise Physiologists	60	$48,330

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 Acstar under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.