Health & Physical Education at Baker University

Every health and physical education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the phys ed program at Baker University stacks up to those at other schools.

Baker is located in Baldwin City, Kansas and has a total student population of 2,279. Of the 367 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Baker University in 2021, 26 of them were health and physical education majors.

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.

Baker Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Baker

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.

Baker does offer online education options in phys ed for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

Baker Health & Physical Education Rankings

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

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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The phys ed major at Baker 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 Focused Health & Physical Education Schools	242
Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools	411
Most Popular Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	438

In 2021, 13 students received their master’s degree in phys ed from Baker. This makes it the #195 most popular school for phys ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

Phys Ed Student Demographics at Baker

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

Baker Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 26 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Health & Physical Education from Baker in 2020-2021, 58% were men and 42% were women.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in phys ed at Baker 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 Baker University with a bachelor's in phys ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	19
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Baker Health & Physical Education Master’s Program

Of the 13 phys ed students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Baker, about 38% were men and 62% were women.

Of the students who received a phys ed master's degree from Baker, 69% 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 Baker University with a master's in phys ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies

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 KS, the home state for Baker University.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
Coaches and Scouts	3,750	$35,390
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	3,190	$37,260
Athletic Trainers	300	$45,860
Athletes and Sports Competitors	60	$67,380
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors	60	$67,910

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 Bhall87 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.