Health & Physical Education at Georgia Gwinnett College

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

Georgia Gwinnett College is located in Lawrenceville, Georgia and has a total student population of 11,627. Of the 1,208 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Georgia Gwinnett College in 2021, 65 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.

Georgia Gwinnett College Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Phys Ed

Georgia Gwinnett College Health & Physical Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks phys ed programs across the country. The following shows how Georgia Gwinnett College 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 Georgia Gwinnett College 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	201
Most Popular Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	207
Most Focused Health & Physical Education Schools	251
Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools	265

Phys Ed Student Demographics at Georgia Gwinnett College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the phys ed majors at Georgia Gwinnett College.

Georgia Gwinnett College Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 65 students earned a bachelor's degree in phys ed from Georgia Gwinnett College. About 66% of these graduates were women and the other 34% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 26% 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 Georgia Gwinnett College with a bachelor's in phys ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	19
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Georgia Gwinnett College 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 GA, the home state for Georgia Gwinnett College.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	6,030	$45,540
Coaches and Scouts	4,970	$45,510
Athletic Trainers	850	$48,870
Athletes and Sports Competitors	290	$67,760
Exercise Physiologists	180	$51,100

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 Bubba73 (Jud McCranie) under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.