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Physical Education Teaching & Coaching at Northern Illinois University

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Physical Education Teaching & Coaching at Northern Illinois University

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

NIU is located in Dekalb, Illinois and has a total student population of 16,769. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 students received a bachelor's degree in physical education teaching from NIU.

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.

NIU Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Education Teaching
  • Master’s Degree in Physical Education Teaching

NIU Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the physical education teaching progam at NIU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 physical education teaching major at NIU 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Value Physical Education & Coaching Master’s Degree Schools 11
Most Popular Physical Education & Coaching Master’s Degree Schools 13
Best Physical Education & Coaching Master’s Degree Schools 20
26
Most Popular Physical Education & Coaching Schools 32
Best Value Physical Education & Coaching Schools 36
Most Popular Physical Education & Coaching Bachelor’s Degree Schools 44
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Best Physical Education & Coaching Bachelor’s Degree Schools 84
Most Focused Physical Education & Coaching Bachelor’s Degree Schools 186

In 2021, 37 students received their master’s degree in physical education teaching from NIU. This makes it the #13 most popular school for physical education teaching master’s degree candidates in the country.

Physical Education Teaching Student Demographics at NIU

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

NIU Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Bachelor’s Program

52% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 physical education teaching majors earned their bachelor's degree from NIU. Of these graduates, 48% were men and 52% were women. The typical physical education teaching bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at NIU since its program graduates 9% more women than average.

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About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physical education teaching at NIU 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 Northern Illinois University with a bachelor's in physical education teaching.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 21
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

NIU Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Master’s Program

43% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 37 students earned a master's degree in physical education teaching from NIU. About 43% of these graduates were women and the other 57% were men.

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Of the students who received a physical education teaching master's degree from NIU, 73% 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 Northern Illinois University with a master's in physical education teaching.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 27
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

NIU also has a doctoral program available in physical education teaching. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 Northern 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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