Health & Physical Education at Park University

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

Park University is located in Parkville, Missouri and approximately 10,165 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 12 phys ed majors received their bachelor's degree from Park University.

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.

Park University Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Phys Ed

Online Classes Are Available at Park University

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? Park University offers distance education options for phys ed at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

Park University Health & Physical Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks phys ed programs across the country. The following shows how Park University performed in these rankings.

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 Park University 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	837

Phys Ed Student Demographics at Park University

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

Park University Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 12 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Health & Physical Education from Park University in 2020-2021, 42% were men and 58% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% 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 Park University with a bachelor's in phys ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Park University 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 MO, the home state for Park University.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	4,590	$36,220
Coaches and Scouts	3,380	$42,130
Athletic Trainers	560	$45,050
Athletes and Sports Competitors	550	$72,590
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors	200	$92,410

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 NPPyzixBlan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.