Health & Physical Education at Seattle University

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

Seattle U is located in Seattle, Washington and has a total student population of 7,050. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 students received a bachelor's degree in phys ed from Seattle U.

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.

Seattle U Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

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

Seattle U Health & Physical Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks phys ed programs across the country. The following shows how Seattle U performed in these rankings.

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 Seattle U 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
Most Focused Health & Physical Education Graduate Certificate Schools	38
Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	135
Most Popular Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools	171
Most Focused Health & Physical Education Schools	776

In 2021, 15 students received their master’s degree in phys ed from Seattle U. This makes it the #171 most popular school for phys ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Seattle U Phys Ed Graduates

The median salary of phys ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at Seattle U is $29,727. This is 4% higher than $28,522, which is the national average for all phys ed bachelor's degree recipients.

Phys Ed Student Demographics at Seattle U

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

Seattle U Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 25 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Health & Physical Education from Seattle U in 2020-2021, 40% were men and 60% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% 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 Seattle University with a bachelor's in phys ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	6
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Seattle U Health & Physical Education Master’s Program

The phys ed program at Seattle U awarded 15 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 67% of these degrees went to men with the other 33% going to women.

Of the students who received a phys ed master's degree from Seattle U, 60% 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 Seattle University with a master's in phys ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	9
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Seattle U 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 WA, the home state for Seattle University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Coaches and Scouts	12,520	$43,420
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	8,670	$54,220
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors	390	$52,970
Athletes and Sports Competitors	120	$78,370
Exercise Physiologists	60	$48,330

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 Joe Mabel under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.