Health & Physical Education at Texas Tech University

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 Texas Tech University stacks up to those at other schools.

Texas Tech is located in Lubbock, Texas and approximately 40,322 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.

Texas Tech Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

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

Texas Tech Health & Physical Education Rankings

The phys ed major at Texas Tech 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 Texas Tech

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

Texas Tech Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of phys ed bachelor's degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in phys ed at Texas Tech 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 Texas Tech University with a bachelor's in phys ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	68
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Texas Tech Health & Physical Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 64% of phys ed master's degrees went to men and 36% went to women.

In the phys ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 44% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	19
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Health & Physical Education

The following phys ed concentations are available at Texas Tech University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Texas Tech University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Sports Management	97
Exercise Science and Kinesiology	19

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 Texas Tech 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 Johan Hendrikse under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.