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Health & Physical Education at Georgia Southern University

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Health & Physical Education at Georgia Southern University

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

GaSou is located in Statesboro, Georgia and approximately 26,949 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 246 students received a bachelor's degree in phys ed from GaSou.

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

Online Classes Are Available at GaSou

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? GaSou offers distance education options for phys ed at the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

GaSou Health & Physical Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the phys ed progam at GaSou 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 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools 21
Most Focused Health & Physical Education Schools 219

In 2021, 96 students received their master’s degree in phys ed from GaSou. This makes it the #14 most popular school for phys ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Phys Ed Graduates from GaSou Make?

The median salary of phys ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at GaSou is $28,592. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 0% higher than the national average of $28,522 for all phys ed bachelor's degree recipients.

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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

61% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 39% of phys ed bachelor's degrees went to men and 61% went to women.

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About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in phys ed at GaSou 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 Georgia Southern University with a bachelor's in phys ed.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 73
Hispanic or Latino 15
White 148
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

GaSou Health & Physical Education Master’s Program

45% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 96 students who earned a master's degree in Health & Physical Education from GaSou in 2020-2021, 55% were men and 45% were women.

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Of the students who received a phys ed master's degree from GaSou, 69% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 20
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 66
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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