Health & Physical Education at Eastern University

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 Eastern University stacks up to those at other schools.

EU is located in Saint Davids, Pennsylvania and approximately 3,504 students attend the school each year. Of the 368 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Eastern University in 2021, 9 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.

EU Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Phys Ed

EU Health & Physical Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks phys ed programs across the country. The following shows how EU 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 EU 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	741
Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools	947

Phys Ed Student Demographics at EU

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

EU Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Program

The phys ed program at EU awarded 9 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 56% of these degrees went to men with the other 44% going to women.

About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in phys ed at EU 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 Eastern University with a bachelor's in phys ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

EU 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 PA, the home state for Eastern University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	12,450	$35,420
Coaches and Scouts	7,200	$41,820
Athletic Trainers	1,690	$48,310
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors	1,040	$67,100
Athletes and Sports Competitors	800	$48,710

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 Dddeyb under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.