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Health & Physical Education at Salem State University

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Health & Physical Education at Salem State University

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

Salem State is located in Salem, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 7,242. Of the 1,409 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Salem State University in 2021, 27 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.

Salem State Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Phys Ed

Salem State Health & Physical Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks phys ed programs across the country. The following shows how Salem State 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 Salem State 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
60
Most Popular Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 428
Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools 525
Most Focused Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 696
Most Focused Health & Physical Education Schools 815

Earnings of Salem State Phys Ed Graduates

The median salary of phys ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at Salem State is $33,933. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 19% higher than the national average of $28,522 for all phys ed bachelor's degree recipients.

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Phys Ed Student Demographics at Salem State

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

Salem State Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Program

33% Women
30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 students earned a bachelor's degree in phys ed from Salem State. About 33% of these graduates were women and the other 67% were men.

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About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in phys ed at Salem State 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 Salem State University with a bachelor's in phys ed.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 18
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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

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 MA, the home state for Salem State University.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors 11,880 $59,350
Coaches and Scouts 7,280 $50,200
Athletic Trainers 670 $56,850
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors 390 $74,730
Athletes and Sports Competitors 340 $63,700

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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