Health & Physical Education at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

What traits are you looking for in a phys ed school? To help you decide if New Mexico State University - Main Campus is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's phys ed program.

NMSU Main Campus is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and has a total student population of 14,227. Of the 2,425 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from New Mexico State University - Main Campus in 2021, 81 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.

NMSU Main Campus Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Phys Ed

NMSU Main Campus Health & Physical Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the phys ed progam at NMSU Main Campus compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The phys ed major at NMSU Main Campus 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	491

How Much Do Phys Ed Graduates from NMSU Main Campus Make?

The median salary of phys ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at NMSU Main Campus is $22,656. This is less than $28,522, which is the national average of all phys ed majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Phys Ed Student Demographics at NMSU Main Campus

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the phys ed majors at New Mexico State University - Main Campus.

NMSU Main Campus Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 81 phys ed students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from NMSU Main Campus, about 37% were men and 63% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 36% 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 New Mexico State University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in phys ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	57
White	16
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

NMSU Main Campus 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 NM, the home state for New Mexico State University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in NM	Average Salary in NM
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	1,350	$39,010

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 AllenS under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.