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Health & Physical Education at Dakota Wesleyan University

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Health & Physical Education at Dakota Wesleyan University

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

Dakota Wesleyan University is located in Mitchell, South Dakota and approximately 933 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 5 phys ed majors received their bachelor's degree from Dakota Wesleyan University.

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 Wesleyan University Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Phys Ed

Dakota Wesleyan University Health & Physical Education Rankings

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

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 Dakota Wesleyan University 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
232
Best Value Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 320
Best Value Health & Physical Education Schools 376
Most Focused Health & Physical Education Schools 635

How Much Do Phys Ed Graduates from Dakota Wesleyan University Make?

The median salary of phys ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at Dakota Wesleyan University is $29,046. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 2% higher than the national average of $28,522 for all phys ed bachelor's degree recipients.

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Phys Ed Student Demographics at Dakota Wesleyan University

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

Dakota Wesleyan University Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Program

60% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 5 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Health & Physical Education from Dakota Wesleyan University in 2020-2021, 40% were men and 60% were women.

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About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in phys ed at Dakota Wesleyan University 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 Wesleyan 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 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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

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 Wesleyan 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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