Health & Physical Education at Samford University
Samford is located in Birmingham, Alabama and has a total student population of 5,729. Of the 994 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Samford University in 2021, 30 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.
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Samford Health & Physical Education Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Phys Ed
Samford Health & Physical Education Rankings
The following rankings from College Factual show how the phys ed progam at Samford compares to programs at other colleges and universities.
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Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings
The phys ed major at Samford 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 |
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274 | |
Most Popular Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 390 |
Most Focused Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 638 |
Most Focused Health & Physical Education Schools | 744 |
Earnings of Samford Phys Ed Graduates
The median salary of phys ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at Samford is $27,954. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $28,522 for all phys ed students.
Phys Ed Student Demographics at Samford
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the phys ed majors at Samford University.
Samford Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Program
About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in phys ed at Samford 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 Samford University with a bachelor's in phys ed.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 5 |
Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
White | 21 |
International Students | 1 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Samford also has a doctoral program available in phys ed. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.
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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 AL, the home state for Samford University.
Occupation | Jobs in AL | Average Salary in AL |
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Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors | 2,800 | $34,660 |
Coaches and Scouts | 2,420 | $44,030 |
Athletic Trainers | 540 | $41,690 |
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors | 260 | $67,230 |
Exercise Physiologists | 70 | $44,900 |
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 Sweetmoose6 under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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