Health & Physical Education at California State University - Los Angeles

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 - Los Angeles stacks up to those at other schools.

Cal State LA is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 26,745 students attend the school each year. Of the 5,742 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from California State University - Los Angeles in 2021, 336 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 LA Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

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

Cal State LA Health & Physical Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks phys ed programs across the country. The following shows how Cal State LA 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 LA 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	294
	412

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in phys ed from Cal State LA. This makes it the #323 most popular school for phys ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Cal State LA Phys Ed Graduates

The median salary of phys ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at Cal State LA is $25,029. 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 Cal State LA

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

Cal State LA Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 336 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in phys ed from Cal State LA. About 48% were men and 52% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 48% 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 - Los Angeles with a bachelor's in phys ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	69
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	213
White	22
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Cal State LA Health & Physical Education Master’s Program

The phys ed program at Cal State LA awarded 3 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 67% of these degrees went to men with the other 33% going to women.

In the phys ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 60% better than the national average.*

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

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

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

Related Majors

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 - Los Angeles.

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
• Image Credit: By Justefrain under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.