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Health & Physical Education at Northwestern University

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Health & Physical Education at Northwestern 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 Northwestern University stacks up to those at other schools.

Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and approximately 22,603 students attend the school each year.

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.

Northwestern Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Phys Ed

Northwestern Health & Physical Education Rankings

Phys Ed Student Demographics at Northwestern

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

Northwestern Health & Physical Education Master’s Program

23% Women
26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 62 phys ed students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Northwestern, about 77% were men and 23% were women.

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Of the students who received a phys ed master's degree from Northwestern, 71% 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 Northwestern University with a master's in phys ed.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 44
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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 IL, the home state for Northwestern University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors 16,430 $46,670
Coaches and Scouts 10,670 $38,760
Athletic Trainers 1,480 $44,380
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors 580 $61,840

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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