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Health Education at Western Illinois University

Every health education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the school health education 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 Health Education section at the bottom of this page.

WIU Health Education Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in School Health Education

Online Classes Are Available at WIU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, WIU does offer online courses in school health education for the following degree levels:

WIU Health Education Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

School Health Education Student Demographics at WIU

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

WIU Health Education Master’s Program

79% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 21% of school health education master's degrees went to men and 79% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western Illinois University with a master's in school health education.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 2
International Students 7
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That School Health Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in school health education 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
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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