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Health & Physical Education at California State University - San Marcos

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Health & Physical Education at California State University - San Marcos

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

CSUSM is located in San Marcos, California and approximately 16,367 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 173 students received a bachelor's degree in phys ed from CSUSM.

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.

CSUSM Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

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

CSUSM Health & Physical Education Rankings

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

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 CSUSM 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 Popular Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 70
104
Best Value Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 118
226
Most Focused Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 294

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in phys ed from CSUSM. This makes it the #237 most popular school for phys ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Phys Ed Graduates from CSUSM Make?

The median salary of phys ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at CSUSM is $29,198. This is 2% higher than $28,522, which is the national average for all phys ed bachelor's degree recipients.

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Phys Ed Student Demographics at CSUSM

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

CSUSM Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Program

53% Women
72% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 173 phys ed students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from CSUSM, about 47% were men and 53% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 32% 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 - San Marcos with a bachelor's in phys ed.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 32
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 72
White 36
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 23

CSUSM Health & Physical Education Master’s Program

50% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students earned a master's degree in phys ed from CSUSM. About 50% of these graduates were women and the other 50% were men.

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In the phys ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 3
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

CSUSM 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 - San Marcos.

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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