Health & Physical Education at Salisbury University

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

Salisbury is located in Salisbury, Maryland and approximately 8,124 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 111 phys ed majors received their bachelor's degree from Salisbury.

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.

Salisbury Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Phys Ed

Salisbury Health & Physical Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the phys ed progam at Salisbury compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The phys ed major at Salisbury 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
Best Value Health & Physical Education Schools	97
Best Health & Physical Education Schools	111
Most Focused Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	232

Earnings of Salisbury Phys Ed Graduates

The median salary of phys ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at Salisbury is $29,002. This is 2% higher than $28,522, which is the national average for all phys ed bachelor's degree recipients.

Phys Ed Student Demographics at Salisbury

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

Salisbury Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 111 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in phys ed from Salisbury. About 50% were men and 50% were women.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in phys ed at Salisbury 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 Salisbury University with a bachelor's in phys ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	70
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

Salisbury 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 MD, the home state for Salisbury University.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	7,560	$46,270
Coaches and Scouts	3,880	$43,790
Athletic Trainers	390	$51,820
Athletes and Sports Competitors	230	$50,250
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors	130	$68,540

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 Kane5187 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.