Health & Physical Education is a major offered under the parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies program of study at Northern Michigan University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in phys ed, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Northern Michigan University paid an average of $699 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $465 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $11,882 | $17,504 |
Fees | $796 | $796 |
Books and Supplies | $760 | $760 |
On Campus Room and Board | $11,072 | $11,072 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $2,048 | $2,048 |
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One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Northern Michigan University in Phys Ed walked away with an average of $27,554 in student debt. That is 15% higher than the national average of $23,980.
The median early career salary of phys ed students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Northern Michigan University is $22,329 per year. That is 20% lower than the national average of $27,962.
Online degrees for the Northern Michigan University phys ed bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Northern Michigan University Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in phys ed in 2019-2020, 60.7% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 48.8%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in phys ed at Northern Michigan University in 2019-2020, 14.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 38%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 21 |
International Students | 3 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Health & Physical Education students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General | 1 |
Sports Management | 8 |
Exercise Science and Kinesiology | 19 |
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Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies | 29 |
*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.
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