Health & Physical Education at Davis & Elkins College

Every health and physical education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the phys ed program at Davis & Elkins College stacks up to those at other schools.

D&E is located in Elkins, West Virginia and approximately 738 students attend the school each year. Of the 165 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Davis & Elkins College in 2021, 17 of them were health and physical education majors.

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.

D&E Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Phys Ed

D&E Health & Physical Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the phys ed progam at D&E 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 D&E 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	92
Most Focused Health & Physical Education Schools	127
Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools	728

Phys Ed Student Demographics at D&E

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the phys ed majors at Davis & Elkins College.

D&E Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 students earned a bachelor's degree in phys ed from D&E. About 41% of these graduates were women and the other 59% were men.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Davis & Elkins College with a bachelor's in phys ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

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

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 WV, the home state for Davis & Elkins College.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
Coaches and Scouts	870	$48,160
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	690	$33,730
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors	230	$60,630
Athletic Trainers	190	$45,170
Exercise Physiologists	100	$40,440

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 Dfscgt21 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.