Health & Physical Education at California University of Pennsylvania

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 University of Pennsylvania stacks up to those at other schools.

Cal U is located in California, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 6,885. In 2021, 92 phys ed majors received their bachelor's degree from Cal U.

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 U Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Cal U

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Cal U offers distance education options for phys ed at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Cal U Health & Physical Education Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The phys ed major at Cal U 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 Master’s Degree Schools	5
Most Popular Online Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools	6
Most Popular Online Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	14
Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools	68

In 2021, 275 students received their master’s degree in phys ed from Cal U. This makes it the #3 most popular school for phys ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Cal U Phys Ed Graduates

The median salary of phys ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at Cal U is $30,069. This is 5% higher than $28,522, which is the national average for all phys ed bachelor's degree recipients.

Phys Ed Student Demographics at Cal U

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

Cal U Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 92 phys ed majors earned their bachelor's degree from Cal U. Of these graduates, 68% were men and 32% were women.

About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in phys ed at Cal U are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	68
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Cal U Health & Physical Education Master’s Program

The phys ed program at Cal U awarded 275 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 44% of these degrees went to men with the other 56% going to women.

Of the students who received a phys ed master's degree from Cal U, 68% 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 University of Pennsylvania with a master's in phys ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	35
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	186
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	23

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

Related Majors

• Recreation Administration

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 PA, the home state for California University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	12,450	$35,420
Coaches and Scouts	7,200	$41,820
Athletic Trainers	1,690	$48,310
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors	1,040	$67,100
Athletes and Sports Competitors	800	$48,710

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 Wjmoore17 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.