Health & Physical Education at Southeastern University

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

SEU is located in Lakeland, Florida and has a total student population of 9,546. Of the 962 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Southeastern University in 2021, 48 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.

SEU Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

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

SEU Health & Physical Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the phys ed progam at SEU 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 SEU 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 Popular Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools	138
Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools	182
Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools	259
Most Focused Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	412

In 2021, 20 students received their master’s degree in phys ed from SEU. This makes it the #138 most popular school for phys ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of SEU Phys Ed Graduates

The median salary of phys ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at SEU is $26,343. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $28,522 for all phys ed students.

Phys Ed Student Demographics at SEU

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

SEU Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 48 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in phys ed from SEU. About 50% were men and 50% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% 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 Southeastern University with a bachelor's in phys ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	21
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

SEU Health & Physical Education Master’s Program

Of the 20 students who earned a master's degree in Health & Physical Education from SEU in 2020-2021, 55% were men and 45% were women.

In the phys ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 45% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

SEU 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 FL, the home state for Southeastern University.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	16,120	$40,790
Coaches and Scouts	10,220	$45,710
Athletes and Sports Competitors	1,320	$76,870
Athletic Trainers	1,270	$45,130
Exercise Physiologists	380	$55,280

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 FireKnight1935 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.