Health & Physical Education at Louisiana Tech University

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

Louisiana Tech is located in Ruston, Louisiana and has a total student population of 11,126.

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.

Louisiana Tech Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

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

Louisiana Tech Health & Physical Education Rankings

The phys ed major at Louisiana Tech 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 Louisiana Tech

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

Louisiana Tech Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of phys ed bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% 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 Louisiana Tech University with a bachelor's in phys ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Louisiana Tech Health & Physical Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of phys ed master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

Of the students who received a phys ed master's degree from Louisiana Tech, 100% 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 Louisiana Tech University with a master's in phys ed.

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

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 Louisiana Tech University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General	17
Exercise Science and Kinesiology	17

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 LA, the home state for Louisiana Tech University.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	2,420	$32,620
Coaches and Scouts	1,560	$55,210
Athletic Trainers	230	$46,650
Exercise Physiologists	40	$52,800

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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.