Health & Physical Education at Tarleton State University

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

Tarleton is located in Stephenville, Texas and has a total student population of 14,016.

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.

Tarleton Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

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

Tarleton Health & Physical Education Rankings

The phys ed major at Tarleton 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 Tarleton

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

Tarleton Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of phys ed bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% went to women.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in phys ed at Tarleton 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 Tarleton State University with a bachelor's in phys ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	31
Hispanic or Latino	43
White	154
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Tarleton Health & Physical Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of phys ed master's degrees went to men and 37% went to women.

Of the students who received a phys ed master's degree from Tarleton, 59% 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 Tarleton State University with a master's in phys ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	40
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 Tarleton State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Exercise Science and Kinesiology	289

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 TX, the home state for Tarleton State University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	19,450	$38,650
Coaches and Scouts	13,270	$51,800
Athletic Trainers	2,370	$56,170
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors	1,640	$67,210
Exercise Physiologists	490	$46,240

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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.