Health & Physical Education at California State University - Northridge

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

CSUN is located in Northridge, California and has a total student population of 40,381.

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.

CSUN Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

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

CSUN Health & Physical Education Rankings

The phys ed major at CSUN 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.

Phys Ed Student Demographics at CSUN

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

CSUN Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of phys ed bachelor's degrees went to men and 40% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 31% 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 - Northridge with a bachelor's in phys ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	61
Black or African American	19
Hispanic or Latino	197
White	84
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	29

CSUN Health & Physical Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of phys ed master's degrees went to men and 55% went to women.

In the phys ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 70% of degree recipients. That is 29% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Health & Physical Education

If you plan to be a phys ed major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from California State University - Northridge. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General	494

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 - Northridge.

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 Cbl62 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.