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Health & Physical Education at California State University - Northridge

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Health & Physical Education at California State University - Northridge

If you plan to study health and physical education, take a look at what California State University - Northridge has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

CSUN is located in Northridge, California and has a total student population of 40,381. In 2021, 458 phys ed majors received their bachelor's degree from CSUN.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the phys ed progam at CSUN compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 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.

Ranking Type Rank
159
Best Value Health & Physical Education Schools 178
Most Focused Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 301
Most Focused Health & Physical Education Schools 329

In 2021, 36 students received their master’s degree in phys ed from CSUN. This makes it the #61 most popular school for phys ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of CSUN Phys Ed Graduates

The median salary of phys ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at CSUN is $26,612. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $28,522 for all phys ed students.

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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

44% Women
70% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 458 students earned a bachelor's degree in phys ed from CSUN. About 44% of these graduates were women and the other 56% were men.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 30% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 75
Black or African American 20
Hispanic or Latino 214
White 108
International Students 20
Other Races/Ethnicities 21

CSUN Health & Physical Education Master’s Program

47% Women
67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 53% of phys ed master's degrees went to men and 47% went to women.

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In the phys ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 26% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 14
White 6
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

CSUN 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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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