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Health & Physical Education at Southwest Minnesota State University

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Health & Physical Education at Southwest Minnesota State University

If you are interested in studying health and physical education, you may want to check out the program at Southwest Minnesota State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Southwest Minnesota State University is located in Marshall, Minnesota and approximately 7,259 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 48 students received a bachelor's degree in phys ed from Southwest Minnesota State University.

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.

Southwest Minnesota State University Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Phys Ed

Southwest Minnesota State University Health & Physical Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the phys ed progam at Southwest Minnesota State University 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 Southwest Minnesota State 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
Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 110
169
174
Most Popular Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 266

How Much Do Phys Ed Graduates from Southwest Minnesota State University Make?

The median salary of phys ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at Southwest Minnesota State University is $30,486. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 7% higher than the national average of $28,522 for all phys ed bachelor's degree recipients.

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Phys Ed Student Demographics at Southwest Minnesota State University

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

Southwest Minnesota State University Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Program

46% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 54% of phys ed bachelor's degrees went to men and 46% went to women.

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About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in phys ed at Southwest Minnesota State University 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 Southwest Minnesota State University with a bachelor's in phys ed.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 41
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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

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 MN, the home state for Southwest Minnesota State University.

Occupation Jobs in MN Average Salary in MN
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors 6,170 $44,340
Coaches and Scouts 4,500 $45,120
Athletic Trainers 740 $50,310
Exercise Physiologists 270 $55,840

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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