Health & Physical Education at Purdue University - Main Campus

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

Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and approximately 46,655 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 129 students received a bachelor's degree in phys ed from Purdue.

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.

Purdue Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

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

Purdue Health & Physical Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks phys ed programs across the country. The following shows how Purdue 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 Purdue 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 Popular Health & Physical Education Doctor’s Degree Schools	35

How Much Do Phys Ed Graduates from Purdue Make?

The median salary of phys ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at Purdue is $26,959. 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 Purdue

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

Purdue Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of phys ed bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in phys ed at Purdue 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 Purdue University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in phys ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	96
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Purdue also has a doctoral program available in phys ed. In 2021, 2 students 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 IN, the home state for Purdue University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Coaches and Scouts	6,530	$36,540
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	4,520	$32,990
Athletic Trainers	690	$45,370
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors	370	$62,390

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 Abhijitsathe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.