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Health & Physical Education at Bridgewater College

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Health & Physical Education at Bridgewater College

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

Bridgewater is located in Bridgewater, Virginia and approximately 1,597 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 46 students received a bachelor's degree in phys ed from Bridgewater.

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.

Bridgewater Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Phys Ed

Bridgewater Health & Physical Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks phys ed programs across the country. The following shows how Bridgewater performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The phys ed major at Bridgewater 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools 32
Most Focused Health & Physical Education Schools 54
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Most Popular Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 279

How Much Do Phys Ed Graduates from Bridgewater Make?

The median salary of phys ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at Bridgewater is $30,003. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 5% higher than the national average of $28,522 for all phys ed bachelor's degree recipients.

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Phys Ed Student Demographics at Bridgewater

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

Bridgewater Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Program

67% Women
28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of phys ed bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

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About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in phys ed at Bridgewater 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 Bridgewater College with a bachelor's in phys ed.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 31
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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

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 VA, the home state for Bridgewater College.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors 12,720 $41,370
Coaches and Scouts 6,910 $42,340
Athletic Trainers 790 $48,970
Exercise Physiologists 360 $58,560

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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