Health & Physical Education at Wisconsin Lutheran College

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 Wisconsin Lutheran College stacks up to those at other schools.

WLC is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 1,166. In 2021, 11 phys ed majors received their bachelor's degree from WLC.

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.

WLC Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Phys Ed

WLC Health & Physical Education Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The phys ed major at WLC 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
Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	83
Best Health & Physical Education Schools	88
Best Value Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	244
Best Value Health & Physical Education Schools	286
Most Focused Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	369

How Much Do Phys Ed Graduates from WLC Make?

The median salary of phys ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at WLC is $32,219. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 13% higher than the national average of $28,522 for all phys ed bachelor's degree recipients.

Phys Ed Student Demographics at WLC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the phys ed majors at Wisconsin Lutheran College.

WLC Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 11 phys ed students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from WLC, about 45% were men and 55% were women.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in phys ed at WLC 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 Wisconsin Lutheran College with a bachelor's in phys ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

WLC 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 WI, the home state for Wisconsin Lutheran College.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	5,710	$32,030
Coaches and Scouts	5,010	$31,930
Athletic Trainers	860	$49,370
Exercise Physiologists	260	$53,850
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors	220	$56,880

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 txnetstars under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.