by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Exercise Science and Kinesiology. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Health & Physical Education is a major offered under the parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies program of study at Eastern Illinois University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in phys ed, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time graduates at EIU paid an average of $750 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $313 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,503 | $18,007 |
| Fees | $2,754 | $2,754 |
phys ed who receive their master’s degree from EIU make an average of $36,488 a year during the early days of their career. That is 8% lower than the national average of $39,565.
Online degrees for the EIU phys ed master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the EIU Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in phys ed in 2019-2020, 55.3% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 42.8%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 23.7% of the phys ed master’s degrees at EIU in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 30%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 5 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 26 |
| International Students | 3 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Health & Physical Education students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Exercise Science and Kinesiology | 38 |
*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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