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Northwestern College BS in Health & Physical Education

21 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$34,704 Average Salary
$27,000 Average Student Debt

Health & Physical Education is a major offered under the parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies program of study at Northwestern College. 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, and more.

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Rankings for the NWC BS in Phys Ed

#50 in the U.S
#3 in Iowa

In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. NWC is in the top 10% of the country for phys ed. More specifically it was ranked #50 out of 663 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #3 in Iowa.

Here are some of the other rankings for NWC.

Ranking TypeRank
Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools46
Best Health & Physical Education Schools50
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Health & Physical Education Graduates96
Highest Paid Health & Physical Education Graduates106
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Health & Physical Education (Income $75-$110k)136
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Health & Physical Education (Income Over $110k)150
Best Value Colleges for Health & Physical Education (Income $75-$110k)151
Best Value Colleges for Health & Physical Education (Income Over $110k)160
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Health & Physical Education165
Most Focused Colleges for Health & Physical Education201
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Health & Physical Education256
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Health & Physical Education (Income $48-$75k)298
Best Value Colleges for Health & Physical Education301
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Health & Physical Education (Income $0-$30k)308
Best Value Colleges for Health & Physical Education (Income $48-$75k)326
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Health & Physical Education (With Aid)331
Best Value Colleges for Health & Physical Education (Income $0-$30k)343
Best Value Colleges for Health & Physical Education (With Aid)367
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Health & Physical Education (Income $30-$48k)416
Best Value Colleges for Health & Physical Education (Income $30-$48k)453
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Health & Physical Education512
Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans598
Most Popular Colleges for Health & Physical Education631
Best Health & Physical Education Colleges for Veterans639

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Phys Ed from NWC Cost?

$32,920 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$27,000 Average Student Debt

NWC Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Part-time undergraduates at NWC paid an average of $1,050 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$32,700$32,700
Fees$220$220
Books and Supplies$1,200$1,200
On Campus Room and Board$9,800$9,800
On Campus Other Expenses$2,980$2,980

Learn more about NWC tuition and fees.

NWC Phys Ed BS Student Debt

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 NWC in Phys Ed walked away with an average of $27,000 in student debt. That is 13% higher than the national average of $23,980.

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How Much Can You Make With a BS in Phys Ed From NWC?

$34,704 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

phys ed who receive their bachelor’s degree from NWC make an average of $34,704 a year during the early days of their career. That is 24% higher than the national average of $27,962.

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Does NWC Offer an Online BS in Phys Ed?

Online degrees for the NWC 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 NWC Online Learning page.

NWC Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Phys Ed

21 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
38.1% Women
9.5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 21 students received their bachelor’s degree in phys ed. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 38.1% of the students who received their BS in phys ed in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 48.8%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in phys ed at NWC in 2019-2020, 9.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 38%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian0
Black or African American0
Hispanic or Latino0
Native American or Alaska Native1
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White17
International Students2
Other Races/Ethnicities1

BS in Phys Ed Focus Areas at NWC

Health & Physical Education students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Sports Management8
Exercise Science and Kinesiology13

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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