Health & Physical Education at San Francisco 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 Francisco State University stacks up to those at other schools.

SFSU is located in San Francisco, California and approximately 27,349 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 216 phys ed majors received their bachelor's degree from SFSU.

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.

SFSU Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

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

SFSU Health & Physical Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the phys ed progam at SFSU 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 SFSU 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 Master’s Degree Schools	188

In 2021, 12 students received their master’s degree in phys ed from SFSU. This makes it the #208 most popular school for phys ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of SFSU Phys Ed Graduates

The median salary of phys ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at SFSU is $28,883. This is 1% higher than $28,522, which is the national average for all phys ed bachelor's degree recipients.

Phys Ed Student Demographics at SFSU

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

SFSU Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 216 students earned a bachelor's degree in phys ed from SFSU. About 54% of these graduates were women and the other 46% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 38% 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 Francisco State University with a bachelor's in phys ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	80
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	67
White	34
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

SFSU Health & Physical Education Master’s Program

Of the 12 phys ed students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from SFSU, about 67% were men and 33% were women.

In the phys ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 26% better than the national average.*

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

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

SFSU 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 Francisco 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 Briantrejo under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.