Health & Physical Education at SUNY Cortland

Every health & 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 SUNY Cortland stacks up to those at other schools.

SUNY Cortland is located in Cortland, New York and approximately 6,832 students attend the school each year.

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.

SUNY Cortland Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

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

SUNY Cortland Health & Physical Education Rankings

The phys ed major at SUNY Cortland 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.

Phys Ed Student Demographics at SUNY Cortland

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

SUNY Cortland Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 62% of phys ed bachelor's degrees went to men and 38% went to women.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in phys ed at SUNY Cortland 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 SUNY Cortland with a bachelor's in phys ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	19
Hispanic or Latino	33
White	180
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

SUNY Cortland Health & Physical Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 78% of phys ed master's degrees went to men and 22% went to women.

Of the students who received a phys ed master's degree from SUNY Cortland, 81% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	22
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Health & Physical Education

Health & Physical Education majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from SUNY Cortland. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Sports Management	164
Exercise Science and Kinesiology	120
Physical Fitness Technician	24
Sports Studies	7

Related Majors

• Recreation Administration
• Outdoor Education
• 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 NY, the home state for SUNY Cortland.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	24,160	$59,520
Coaches and Scouts	10,320	$56,320
Athletic Trainers	1,440	$49,960
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors	1,320	$78,150
Exercise Physiologists	320	$68,180

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 Publicganda under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.