Health & Physical Education at SUNY Cortland

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

SUNY Cortland is located in Cortland, New York and approximately 6,832 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 265 students received a bachelor's degree in phys ed from SUNY Cortland.

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

Online Classes Are Available at SUNY Cortland

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

SUNY Cortland does offer online education options in phys ed for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

SUNY Cortland Health & Physical Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks phys ed programs across the country. The following shows how SUNY Cortland performed in these rankings.

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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Health & Physical Education Schools	26
Most Popular Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	29
Most Popular Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools	38
Best Value Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	91
Best Value Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools	212
Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	217
	306

In 2021, 50 students received their master’s degree in phys ed from SUNY Cortland. This makes it the #38 most popular school for phys ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of SUNY Cortland Phys Ed Graduates

The median salary of phys ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at SUNY Cortland is $27,460. This is less than $28,522, which is the national average of all phys ed majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 265 students earned a bachelor's degree in phys ed from SUNY Cortland. About 30% of these graduates were women and the other 70% were men.

About 72% 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	15
Hispanic or Latino	33
White	192
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	21

SUNY Cortland Health & Physical Education Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 50 students earned a master's degree in phys ed from SUNY Cortland. About 30% of these graduates were women and the other 70% were men.

Of the students who received a phys ed master's degree from SUNY Cortland, 82% 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	4
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	41
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

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.