Health & Physical Education at Black Hills State University

If you are interested in studying health and physical education, you may want to check out the program at Black Hills State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

BHSU is located in Spearfish, South Dakota and approximately 3,608 students attend the school each year. Of the 430 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Black Hills State University in 2021, 33 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.

BHSU Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Phys Ed

BHSU Health & Physical Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the phys ed progam at BHSU 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 BHSU 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
Best Value Health & Physical Education Schools	119
Most Focused Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	185
Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools	461
	507

Earnings of BHSU Phys Ed Graduates

The median salary of phys ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at BHSU is $21,080. 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 BHSU

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

BHSU Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 33 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in phys ed from BHSU in 2021, 52% were men and 48% were women.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in phys ed at BHSU 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 Black Hills State University with a bachelor's in phys ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	24
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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

Related Majors

• Outdoor Education

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 SD, the home state for Black Hills State University.

Occupation	Jobs in SD	Average Salary in SD
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	1,150	$31,790
Coaches and Scouts	770	$34,370
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors	150	$64,970
Athletic Trainers	130	$45,320
Exercise Physiologists	70	$47,540

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 Virginia State Parks staff under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.