Health & Physical Education at Delaware State University

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

Del State is located in Dover, Delaware and approximately 4,739 students attend the school each year. Of the 613 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Delaware State University in 2021, 54 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.

Del State Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

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

Del State Health & Physical Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the phys ed progam at Del State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The phys ed major at Del 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
Best Value Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools	150
Most Popular Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	245
Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools	277
Best Health & Physical Education Schools	405

In 2021, 15 students received their master’s degree in phys ed from Del State. This makes it the #171 most popular school for phys ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Del State Phys Ed Graduates

The median salary of phys ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at Del State is $28,517. This is less than $28,522, which is the national average of all phys ed majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Phys Ed Student Demographics at Del State

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

Del State Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 54 students earned a bachelor's degree in phys ed from Del State. About 61% of these graduates were women and the other 39% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 43% more racial-ethnic minorities in its phys ed bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	37
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	5
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Del State Health & Physical Education Master’s Program

Of the 15 students who earned a master's degree in Health & Physical Education from Del State in 2020-2021, 33% were men and 67% were women.

In the phys ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 80% of degree recipients. That is 40% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Del 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 DE, the home state for Delaware State University.

Occupation	Jobs in DE	Average Salary in DE
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	1,040	$38,440
Coaches and Scouts	900	$40,190
Athletic Trainers	90	$47,930
Exercise Physiologists	50	$43,800

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 Smartyllama under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.