Health & Physical Education at Shaw 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 Shaw University stacks up to those at other schools.

Shaw University is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and has a total student population of 1,283. Of the 167 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Shaw University in 2021, 14 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.

Shaw University Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Phys Ed

Shaw University Health & Physical Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the phys ed progam at Shaw University 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 Shaw University 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	119
Most Focused Health & Physical Education Schools	155
Best Value Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	518
	530
Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	530
Best Value Health & Physical Education Schools	550
	563
Best Health & Physical Education Schools	564
Most Popular Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	632
Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools	803

Phys Ed Student Demographics at Shaw University

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

Shaw University Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 14 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Health & Physical Education from Shaw University in 2020-2021, 29% were men and 71% were women.

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 Shaw University with a bachelor's in phys ed.

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

Shaw University 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 NC, the home state for Shaw University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	9,690	$37,020
Coaches and Scouts	6,340	$46,420
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors	1,040	$62,790
Athletic Trainers	880	$47,120

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.