Health & Physical Education at Ohio University - Athens Campus

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

OHIO Athens is located in Athens, Ohio and approximately 25,714 students attend the school each year. Of the 6,797 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Ohio University - Athens Campus in 2021, 109 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.

OHIO Athens Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Phys Ed (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Phys Ed
• Master’s Degree in Phys Ed

OHIO Athens Health & Physical Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks phys ed programs across the country. The following shows how OHIO Athens 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 OHIO Athens 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
	15
Most Popular Health & Physical Education Basic Certificate Schools	29
Best Health & Physical Education Schools	90
Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	102
Best Value Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	106

In 2021, 162 students received their master’s degree in phys ed from OHIO Athens. This makes it the #7 most popular school for phys ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of OHIO Athens Phys Ed Graduates

The median salary of phys ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at OHIO Athens is $34,539. This is 21% higher than $28,522, which is the national average for all phys ed bachelor's degree recipients.

Phys Ed Student Demographics at OHIO Athens

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the phys ed majors at Ohio University - Athens Campus.

OHIO Athens Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 109 phys ed majors earned their bachelor's degree from OHIO Athens. Of these graduates, 81% were men and 19% were women.

About 87% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in phys ed at OHIO Athens 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 Ohio University - Athens Campus with a bachelor's in phys ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	95
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

OHIO Athens Health & Physical Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 162 phys ed majors earned their master's degree from OHIO Athens. Of these graduates, 68% were men and 32% were women.

Of the students who received a phys ed master's degree from OHIO Athens, 72% 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 Ohio University - Athens Campus with a master's in phys ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	31
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	116
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

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

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 OH, the home state for Ohio University - Athens Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
Coaches and Scouts	12,360	$40,110
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	9,290	$32,960
Athletic Trainers	1,220	$46,990
Exercise Physiologists	230	$51,580

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 Robert Chriss under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.