Health & Physical Education at Northwestern State University of Louisiana

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

NSU is located in Natchitoches, Louisiana and has a total student population of 11,447. Of the 1,333 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Northwestern State University of Louisiana in 2021, 40 of them were health and physical education majors.

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.

NSU Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Phys Ed
• Master’s Degree in Phys Ed

Online Classes Are Available at NSU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

NSU does offer online education options in phys ed for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

NSU Health & Physical Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks phys ed programs across the country. The following shows how NSU performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The phys ed major at NSU 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 Popular Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools	138
	282
Most Focused Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	592

In 2021, 20 students received their master’s degree in phys ed from NSU. This makes it the #138 most popular school for phys ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Phys Ed Graduates from NSU Make?

The median salary of phys ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at NSU is $23,397. This is less than $28,522, which is the national average of all phys ed majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Phys Ed Student Demographics at NSU

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

NSU Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Program

The phys ed program at NSU awarded 40 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 35% of these degrees went to men with the other 65% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% more racial-ethnic minorities in its phys ed bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northwestern State University of Louisiana with a bachelor's in phys ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

NSU Health & Physical Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students graduated with a master's degree in phys ed from NSU. About 45% were men and 55% were women.

In the phys ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 45% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northwestern State University of Louisiana with a master's in phys ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

NSU 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 LA, the home state for Northwestern State University of Louisiana.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	2,420	$32,620
Coaches and Scouts	1,560	$55,210
Athletic Trainers	230	$46,650
Exercise Physiologists	40	$52,800

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 Fitzed under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.