Health & Physical Education at Saint Peter’s University

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

Saint Peter's College is located in Jersey City, New Jersey and has a total student population of 3,197. Of the 550 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Saint Peter's University in 2021, 25 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.

Saint Peter’s College Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Phys Ed

Saint Peter’s College Health & Physical Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks phys ed programs across the country. The following shows how Saint Peter's College 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 Saint Peter's College 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	428
	523
Best Health & Physical Education Schools	549

Earnings of Saint Peter's College Phys Ed Graduates

The median salary of phys ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at Saint Peter's College is $19,087. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $28,522 for all phys ed students.

Phys Ed Student Demographics at Saint Peter's College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the phys ed majors at Saint Peter’s University.

Saint Peter’s College Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in phys ed from Saint Peter's College. About 56% were men and 44% 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 Saint Peter's University with a bachelor's in phys ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	3
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Saint Peter's College 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 NJ, the home state for Saint Peter's University.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	11,310	$54,200
Coaches and Scouts	8,720	$51,290
Athletic Trainers	880	$51,890
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors	260	$70,760
Exercise Physiologists	130	$51,280

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 Beyond My Ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.