Health & Physical Education at Appalachian State University

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

Appalachian State is located in Boone, North Carolina and approximately 20,023 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 228 students received a bachelor's degree in phys ed from Appalachian State.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Health & Physical Education section at the bottom of this page.

Appalachian State Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Phys Ed
• Master’s Degree in Phys Ed

Appalachian State Health & Physical Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the phys ed progam at Appalachian State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The phys ed major at Appalachian State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Health & Physical Education. 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
Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools	56

In 2021, 21 students received their master’s degree in phys ed from Appalachian State. This makes it the #130 most popular school for phys ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Appalachian State Phys Ed Graduates

The median salary of phys ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at Appalachian State is $23,141. This is less than $28,522, which is the national average of all phys ed majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Phys Ed Student Demographics at Appalachian State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the phys ed majors at Appalachian State University.

Appalachian State Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 228 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in phys ed from Appalachian State in 2021, 40% were men and 60% were women.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in phys ed at Appalachian State 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 Appalachian State University with a bachelor's in phys ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	181
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

Appalachian State Health & Physical Education Master’s Program

Of the 21 students who earned a master's degree in Health & Physical Education from Appalachian State in 2020-2021, 48% were men and 52% were women.

Of the students who received a phys ed master's degree from Appalachian State, 81% 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 Appalachian State University with a master's in phys ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	17
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Appalachian State also has a doctoral program available in phys ed. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Recreation Administration

Careers That Phys Ed Grads May Go Into

A degree in phys ed can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NC, the home state for Appalachian State University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	9,690	$37,020
Coaches and Scouts	6,340	$46,420
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors	1,040	$62,790
Athletic Trainers	880	$47,120

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Clayhefner under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.