Health & Physical Education at Dakota State University

What traits are you looking for in a phys ed school? To help you decide if Dakota State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's phys ed program.

Dakota State is located in Madison, South Dakota and approximately 3,186 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 14 phys ed majors received their bachelor's degree from Dakota State.

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

Each year, College Factual ranks phys ed programs across the country. The following shows how Dakota State performed in these rankings.

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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	632

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

Of the 14 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in phys ed from Dakota State in 2021, 29% were men and 71% were women.

About 71% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Dakota State 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 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Jlgrabinger under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.