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Health & Physical Education at Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

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

Texas A&M Corpus Christi is located in Corpus Christi, Texas and approximately 10,820 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,888 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi in 2021, 115 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.

Texas A&M Corpus Christi Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

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

Texas A&M Corpus Christi Health & Physical Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the phys ed progam at Texas A&M Corpus Christi 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 Texas A&M Corpus Christi 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
57
Most Popular Health & Physical Education Schools 120
Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools 124
139
Best Value Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 158
Most Focused Health & Physical Education Schools 262
Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 276

In 2021, 29 students received their master’s degree in phys ed from Texas A&M Corpus Christi. This makes it the #85 most popular school for phys ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Texas A&M Corpus Christi Phys Ed Graduates

The median salary of phys ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at Texas A&M Corpus Christi is $31,079. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 9% 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 Texas A&M Corpus Christi

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the phys ed majors at Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi.

Texas A&M Corpus Christi Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Program

56% Women
72% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The phys ed program at Texas A&M Corpus Christi awarded 115 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 44% of these degrees went to men with the other 56% going to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 32% more racial-ethnic minorities in its phys ed bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi with a bachelor's in phys ed.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 68
White 32
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Texas A&M Corpus Christi Health & Physical Education Master’s Program

38% Women
45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 29 students who earned a master's degree in Health & Physical Education from Texas A&M Corpus Christi in 2020-2021, 62% were men and 38% were women.

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In the phys ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 45% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi with a master's in phys ed.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 11
White 14
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Texas A&M Corpus Christi 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 TX, the home state for Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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