Health & Physical Education at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

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

SIUE is located in Edwardsville, Illinois and approximately 12,860 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.

SIUE Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

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

SIUE Health & Physical Education Rankings

The phys ed major at SIUE 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.

Phys Ed Student Demographics at SIUE

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

SIUE Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of phys ed bachelor's degrees went to men and 62% went to women.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in phys ed at SIUE 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 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville with a bachelor's in phys ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	48
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

SIUE Health & Physical Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 59% of phys ed master's degrees went to men and 41% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville with a master's in phys ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	29
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	18

Concentrations Within Health & Physical Education

Health & Physical Education majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Exercise Science and Kinesiology	66
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General	64

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 IL, the home state for Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Illinois2011 (Tyler Warren) under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.