Health & Physical Education at Tennessee Technological University

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

Tennessee Tech University is located in Cookeville, Tennessee and approximately 10,177 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,905 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Tennessee Technological University in 2021, 87 of them were health and physical education majors.

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.

Tennessee Tech University Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Tennessee Tech University

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Tennessee Tech University offers distance education options for phys ed at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Tennessee Tech University Health & Physical Education Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The phys ed major at Tennessee Tech 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
Most Popular Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools	130
Best Value Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	144
Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools	149
Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools	170
Best Value Health & Physical Education Schools	185
	219

In 2021, 21 students received their master’s degree in phys ed from Tennessee Tech University. This makes it the #130 most popular school for phys ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Tennessee Tech University Phys Ed Graduates

The median salary of phys ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at Tennessee Tech University is $24,468. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $28,522 for all phys ed students.

Phys Ed Student Demographics at Tennessee Tech University

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

Tennessee Tech University Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 87 phys ed majors earned their bachelor's degree from Tennessee Tech University. Of these graduates, 45% were men and 55% were women.

About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in phys ed at Tennessee Tech 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 Tennessee Technological University with a bachelor's in phys ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	77
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Tennessee Tech University Health & Physical Education Master’s Program

Of the 21 phys ed students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Tennessee Tech University, about 57% were men and 43% were women.

Of the students who received a phys ed master's degree from Tennessee Tech University, 76% 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 Tennessee Technological University with a master's in phys ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

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 TN, the home state for Tennessee Technological University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Coaches and Scouts	4,390	$46,940
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	3,720	$43,890
Athletic Trainers	540	$44,590
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors	130	$56,890

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 Brian Stansberry under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.