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Health & Physical Education at Dakota State University

Health & Physical Education at Dakota State University

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

Dakota State is located in Madison, South Dakota and approximately 3,186 students attend the school each year.

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.

Dakota State Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Phys Ed

Dakota State Health & Physical Education Rankings

The phys ed major at Dakota State 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 Dakota State

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

Dakota State Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Program

53% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 47% of phys ed bachelor's degrees went to men and 53% went to women.

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About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in phys ed at Dakota State 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 Dakota State University with a bachelor's in phys ed.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 14
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Concentrations Within Health & Physical Education

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 14

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 SD, the home state for Dakota State University.

Occupation Jobs in SD Average Salary in SD
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors 1,150 $31,790
Coaches and Scouts 770 $34,370
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors 150 $64,970
Athletic Trainers 130 $45,320
Exercise Physiologists 70 $47,540

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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