Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Western Illinois University

44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a exercise science school? To help you decide if Western Illinois University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's exercise science program.

WIU is located in Macomb, Illinois and approximately 7,490 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Exercise Science and Kinesiology section at the bottom of this page.

WIU Exercise Science and Kinesiology Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Exercise Science

WIU Exercise Science and Kinesiology Rankings

The exercise science major at WIU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Exercise Science and Kinesiology. 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.

Exercise Science Student Demographics at WIU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the exercise science majors at Western Illinois University.

WIU Exercise Science and Kinesiology Bachelor’s Program

28% Women

44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 72% of exercise science bachelor's degrees went to men and 28% went to women. The typical exercise science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at WIU since its program graduates 28% more men than average.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in exercise science at WIU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities in its exercise science bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western Illinois University with a bachelor's in exercise science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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Careers That Exercise Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in exercise science 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
Exercise Physiologists	410	$55,150

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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