Physical Education Teaching & Coaching at Western Illinois University

13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every physical education teaching & coaching school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the physical education teaching program at Western Illinois University stacks up to those at other schools.

WIU is located in Macomb, Illinois and has a total student population of 7,490.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Physical Education Teaching & Coaching section at the bottom of this page.

WIU Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Education Teaching

WIU Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Rankings

The physical education teaching major at WIU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Physical Education Teaching & Coaching. 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.

Physical Education Teaching Student Demographics at WIU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physical education teaching majors at Western Illinois University.

WIU Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Bachelor’s Program

50% Women

13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of physical education teaching bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical physical education teaching bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% women. So female students are more repesented at WIU since its program graduates 8% more women than average.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physical education teaching at WIU 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 Western Illinois University with a bachelor's in physical education teaching.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Careers That Physical Education Teaching Grads May Go Into

A degree in physical education teaching 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 Western Illinois University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
High School Teachers	43,720	$72,370
Middle School Teachers	22,320	$63,860
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	16,430	$46,670
Coaches and Scouts	10,670	$38,760
Education Professors	4,510	$62,280

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
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