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

SWU is located in Central, South Carolina and has a total student population of 1,345. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students received a bachelor's degree in phys ed from SWU.

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.

SWU Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Phys Ed

SWU Health & Physical Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the phys ed progam at SWU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 SWU 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	521
	529
Best Value Health & Physical Education Schools	538
Best Health & Physical Education Schools	552
	561
Most Focused Health & Physical Education Schools	672
Most Popular Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	750

Phys Ed Student Demographics at SWU

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

SWU Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in phys ed from SWU. About 38% were men and 63% were women.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in phys ed at SWU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

SWU also has a doctoral program available in phys ed. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Other 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 SC, the home state for Southern Wesleyan University.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	3,430	$34,170
Coaches and Scouts	3,390	$50,250
Athletic Trainers	490	$42,590
Athletes and Sports Competitors	220	$36,260
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors	210	$66,610

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 Robert Thall under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.