Health & Physical Education at San Diego State University

Every health and physical education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the phys ed program at San Diego State University stacks up to those at other schools.

SDSU is located in San Diego, California and has a total student population of 36,334. In 2021, 416 phys ed majors received their bachelor's degree from SDSU.

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.

SDSU Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

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

SDSU Health & Physical Education Rankings

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

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 SDSU 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 Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	300
Most Focused Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools	326
Most Focused Health & Physical Education Schools	371

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in phys ed from SDSU. This makes it the #288 most popular school for phys ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Phys Ed Graduates from SDSU Make?

The median salary of phys ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at SDSU is $24,520. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $28,522 for all phys ed students.

Phys Ed Student Demographics at SDSU

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

SDSU Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 416 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in phys ed from SDSU. About 42% were men and 58% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% 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 San Diego State University with a bachelor's in phys ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	78
Black or African American	18
Hispanic or Latino	117
White	129
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	65

SDSU Health & Physical Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students graduated with a master's degree in phys ed from SDSU. About 50% were men and 50% were women.

Of the students who received a phys ed master's degree from SDSU, 67% 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 San Diego State University with a master's in phys ed.

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

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

Related Majors

• Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies

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 CA, the home state for San Diego State University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	38,340	$51,580
Coaches and Scouts	25,750	$45,600
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors	2,030	$114,220
Athletic Trainers	1,240	$58,060
Athletes and Sports Competitors	1,060	$125,160

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 Wikipedia User:Geographer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.