Health & Physical Education at Georgia Southern University

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

GaSou is located in Statesboro, Georgia and approximately 26,949 students attend the school each year.

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.

GaSou Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

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

GaSou Health & Physical Education Rankings

The phys ed major at GaSou 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.

Phys Ed Student Demographics at GaSou

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

GaSou Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 46% of phys ed bachelor's degrees went to men and 54% went to women.

About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in phys ed at GaSou are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% 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 Southern University with a bachelor's in phys ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	87
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	144
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

GaSou Health & Physical Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 51% of phys ed master's degrees went to men and 49% went to women.

Of the students who received a phys ed master's degree from GaSou, 75% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	63
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Health & Physical Education

If you plan to be a phys ed major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Georgia Southern University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Exercise Science and Kinesiology	257
Sports Management	89

Related Majors

• Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies

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 Southern University.

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 Richardelainechambers at English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.