Health & Physical Education at Sam Houston State University

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

SHSU is located in Huntsville, Texas and has a total student population of 21,912.

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.

SHSU Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

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

SHSU Health & Physical Education Rankings

The phys ed major at SHSU 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.

Phys Ed Student Demographics at SHSU

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

SHSU Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of phys ed bachelor's degrees went to men and 55% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% 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 Sam Houston State University with a bachelor's in phys ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	28
Hispanic or Latino	32
White	68
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

SHSU Health & Physical Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of phys ed master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

Of the students who received a phys ed master's degree from SHSU, 64% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Sam Houston State University with a master's in phys ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Health & Physical Education

The following phys ed concentations are available at Sam Houston State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Sam Houston State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Exercise Science and Kinesiology	148
Sports Management	10

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 TX, the home state for Sam Houston State University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	19,450	$38,650
Coaches and Scouts	13,270	$51,800
Athletic Trainers	2,370	$56,170
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors	1,640	$67,210
Exercise Physiologists	490	$46,240

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 Bigguill under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.