Health & Physical Education at Pacific Lutheran University

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

PLU is located in Tacoma, Washington and has a total student population of 2,907.

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.

PLU Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

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

PLU Health & Physical Education Rankings

The phys ed major at PLU 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 PLU

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

PLU Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of phys ed bachelor's degrees went to men and 56% went to women.

About 51% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in phys ed at PLU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% 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 Pacific Lutheran University with a bachelor's in phys ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	21
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

PLU 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 PLU, 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 Pacific Lutheran University with a master's in phys ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Health & Physical Education

The following phys ed concentations are available at Pacific Lutheran University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Pacific Lutheran University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Exercise Science and Kinesiology	42

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 WA, the home state for Pacific Lutheran University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Coaches and Scouts	12,520	$43,420
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	8,670	$54,220
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors	390	$52,970
Athletes and Sports Competitors	120	$78,370
Exercise Physiologists	60	$48,330

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 Joe Mabel under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.