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Health & Physical Education at Texas Tech University

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Health & Physical Education at Texas Tech University

Every health and 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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 82 students received a bachelor's degree in phys ed from Texas Tech.

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type Rank
248

In 2021, 34 students received their master’s degree in phys ed from Texas Tech. This makes it the #66 most popular school for phys ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Texas Tech Phys Ed Graduates

The median salary of phys ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at Texas Tech is $31,330. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 10% 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 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

28% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 72% of phys ed bachelor's degrees went to men and 28% went to women.

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About 61% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 22
White 50
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Texas Tech Health & Physical Education Master’s Program

44% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 34 phys ed students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Texas Tech, about 56% were men and 44% were women.

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Of the students who received a phys ed master's degree from Texas Tech, 53% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 18
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Texas Tech 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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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