Health & Physical Education at California State University - East Bay

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 California State University - East Bay stacks up to those at other schools.

Cal State East Bay is located in Hayward, California and has a total student population of 16,253. Of the 4,189 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from California State University - East Bay in 2021, 203 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.

Cal State East Bay Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

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

Cal State East Bay Health & Physical Education Rankings

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

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 Cal State East Bay 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 Health & Physical Education Schools	188

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in phys ed from Cal State East Bay. This makes it the #303 most popular school for phys ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Phys Ed Graduates from Cal State East Bay Make?

The median salary of phys ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at Cal State East Bay is $32,359. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 13% higher than the national average of $28,522 for all phys ed bachelor's degree recipients.

Phys Ed Student Demographics at Cal State East Bay

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

Cal State East Bay Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 203 phys ed majors earned their bachelor's degree from Cal State East Bay. Of these graduates, 51% were men and 49% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 34% more racial-ethnic minorities in its phys ed bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California State University - East Bay with a bachelor's in phys ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	50
Black or African American	19
Hispanic or Latino	70
White	36
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	23

Cal State East Bay Health & Physical Education Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students earned a master's degree in phys ed from Cal State East Bay. About 80% of these graduates were women and the other 20% were men.

Of the students who received a phys ed master's degree from Cal State East Bay, 60% 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 California State University - East Bay with a master's in phys ed.

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

Cal State East Bay 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 CA, the home state for California State University - East Bay.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	38,340	$51,580
Coaches and Scouts	25,750	$45,600
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors	2,030	$114,220
Athletic Trainers	1,240	$58,060
Athletes and Sports Competitors	1,060	$125,160

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.