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Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General at South Texas College

Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General at South Texas College

If you plan to study sports kinesiology and physical education/fitness general, take a look at what South Texas College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

South Texas College is located in McAllen, Texas and has a total student population of 28,233.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General section at the bottom of this page.

South Texas College Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Physical Education

South Texas College Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Rankings

Physical Education Student Demographics at South Texas College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physical education majors at South Texas College.

South Texas College Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Associate’s Program

32% Women
98% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 68% of physical education associate's degrees went to men and 32% went to women.

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South Texas College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in physical education graduates 44% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from South Texas College with a associate's in physical education.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 58
White 1
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Physical Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in physical education can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TX, the home state for South Texas College.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors 19,450 $38,650
Coaches and Scouts 13,270 $51,800
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors 1,640 $67,210
Athletes and Sports Competitors 310 $130,580

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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