Health & Physical Education at Cumberland University

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

CU is located in Lebanon, Tennessee and has a total student population of 2,704. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 36 students received a bachelor's degree in phys ed from CU.

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.

CU Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at CU

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

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

• Master’s Degree

CU Health & Physical Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the phys ed progam at CU 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 CU 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	41
Most Focused Health & Physical Education Schools	141
Most Popular Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools	155
Most Focused Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	205

In 2021, 17 students received their master’s degree in phys ed from CU. This makes it the #155 most popular school for phys ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

Phys Ed Student Demographics at CU

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

CU Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 36 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Health & Physical Education from CU in 2020-2021, 53% were men and 47% were women.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in phys ed at CU 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 Cumberland University with a bachelor's in phys ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	19
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

CU Health & Physical Education Master’s Program

Of the 17 students who earned a master's degree in Health & Physical Education from CU in 2020-2021, 71% were men and 29% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

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 TN, the home state for Cumberland University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Coaches and Scouts	4,390	$46,940
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	3,720	$43,890
Athletic Trainers	540	$44,590
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors	130	$56,890

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 Ichabod under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.