Health & Physical Education at Central Washington University

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

CWU is located in Ellensburg, Washington and has a total student population of 11,174.

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.

CWU Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

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

CWU Health & Physical Education Rankings

The phys ed major at CWU 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 CWU

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

CWU Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of phys ed bachelor's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in phys ed at CWU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	53
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	19

CWU Health & Physical Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 54% of phys ed master's degrees went to men and 46% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

Concentrations Within Health & Physical Education

The following phys ed concentations are available at Central Washington University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Central Washington University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Exercise Science and Kinesiology	57
Sports Management	35
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General	28

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 WA, the home state for Central Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Coaches and Scouts	12,520	$43,420
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	8,670	$54,220
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors	390	$52,970
Athletes and Sports Competitors	120	$78,370
Exercise Physiologists	60	$48,330

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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.